Falcao has so far netted nine goals in seven Liga appearances this term, and his fellow countryman believes the striker has the same potency as the Magpies former No.9, who notched 25 goals in 31 Premier League appearances in Asprilla's debut season at St James' Park.
Faustino Asprilla: "Winning the Ballon d'Or with Atletico Madrid is impossible. Only players from big clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus win.
"Falcao was born to score; he's a great finisher, the best around at the moment, like Alan Shearer used to be in my days.
"Radamel is a player that should be playing in the Champions League so Atletico Madrid are going to have big problems hanging on to him. He'll have to go to another club to break records."