Millonarios’ ‘mismatch’ at Falcao’s presentation

The numbers left by Falcao’s arrival

The arrival of the goalscorer Radamel Falcao Garcia to the Millonarios club will have an impact of 52 billion pesos (about 13 million dollars) on the economy of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, in the second half of 2024, according to figures released Tuesday by local authorities.

The secretary of Economic Development of Bogota, Maria del Pilar Lopez He assured that the ‘Falcao Effect’ will have an additional impact on the economy of 52 billion euros (0.02% of GDP) in the second half of 2024″, a period for which the 38-year-old attacker signed a contract with the capital club.

“According to the calculations of the Ministry of Development, the economic value of the consumption activities of Millonarios fans in 2024-2 will be approximately 160 billion pesos (about 40 million dollars) (0.07% of Bogotá’s GDP),” López added on his X account.

The official also pointed out that the value that the ‘Falcao Effect’ would have on the Bogota economy represents 8.7% of the investment that will be made in the city for the El Campín stadium expansion project.

Last June, the Mayor’s Office signed the public-private partnership (PPP) with which the new El Campín Cultural and Sports Complex will be developed, for which the Colombian capital will receive an investment of more than 2.4 billion pesos (about 602 million dollars).