Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad as his season goes from bad to worse
- Colombia boss Jose Pekerman leaves Radamel Falcao out of his squad
- Pekerman named 40-man preliminary squad for Copa America this summer
- Falcao is Colombia's joint-top scorer but has struggled for past two years
Radamel Falcao has suffered another blow as he was left out of Colombia's preliminary 40-man squad for the Copa America.
The 30-year-old has had a miserable season on loan at Chelsea and, despite being his nation's joint-top scorer, coach Jose Pekerman has opted to leave him at home. He has scored 25 times in 63 caps for Colombia.
Falcao's career was initially derailed in 2014 as a serious knee injury he suffered playing for Monaco ruled him out of the World Cup in Brazil.
![Radamel Falcao has suffered another blow as he was left out of Colombia's squad for the Copa America](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/05/16/33A8407B00000578-0-image-a-59_1462461174925.jpg)
Radamel Falcao has suffered another blow as he was left out of Colombia's squad for the Copa America
![The 30-year-old Chelsea striker has had a miserable season on loan at Stamford Bridge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/05/16/33A8380F00000578-0-image-a-60_1462461176840.jpg)
The 30-year-old Chelsea striker has had a miserable season on loan at Stamford Bridge
The Colombian moved on loan to Manchester United last season in an attempt to get back on track, but he netted just four times in 29 appearances for Louis van Gaal's side.
Jose Mourinho then brought him to Stamford Bridge last summer, but so far he has netted just once in 12 appearances for the club, and that goal came in a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace in August.
He has so far featured just once in 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute during their 1-0 defeat at Swansea last month.
AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca and Borussia Dortmund's Adrian Ramos are two strikers that have been included in Colombia's squad for the tournament set to take place in the US in June, while Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez, Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado and Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina are also involved.
![Falcao in action for Colombia ahead of their disappointing Copa America campaign last summer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/05/16/0D739F5C00000514-0-image-a-61_1462461221246.jpg)
Falcao in action for Colombia ahead of their disappointing Copa America campaign last summer
![Real Madrid defender James Rodriguez is among those to be including in Jose Pekerman's squad](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/05/16/33AEFDC500000578-0-image-a-63_1462461232143.jpg)
Real Madrid defender James Rodriguez is among those to be including in Jose Pekerman's squad
Colombia open the tournament against the hosts USA, before completing Group A with games against Paraguay and Costa Rica.
Falcao did feature for Colombia at last summer's Copa America, but failed to score as they crashed out on penalties against Argentina in the quarter-finals.
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