A brace for the Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi set the victory on the path that allowed Galatasaray to reclaim, after four years, the throne of Turkish football, after being crowned champions of the Ottoman Super League on Tuesday by winning a resounding 1-4 in their visit to Ankaragücü field.
League title, number 23 (Turkish record) for the Istanbul team, cannot be understood without the help of Icardi, who arrived at Galatasaray in September on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
A loan that could not be more productive for those Okan Buruk, that they found in the international albiceleste the scorer they needed, as proved by twenty one goals and seven assists signed by Icardi.
Especially in the last phase of the season, where the 30-year-old Argentine striker has been relentless, after signing all six of Galatasaray’s goals in the four games before the Ankaragücü clash.
Icardi, 8 of his team’s last goals
A streak that almost lasted seven minutes Mauro Icardi to extend his visit at erayan stadiumby signing 0-1 for the visitors after a cross from the Bosnian’s right wing was first finished inside the area Milot Rashica
The Angolan midfielder from Ankaragücü responded nine minutes later, in the 16th minute. Milson, which established a 1-1 that temporarily delayed the alirón of the aurirrojo team.
But Icardi refused to allow anything or anyone to stop him from winning the league title and in the 38th minute he again put Galatasaray (1-2) ahead on the scoreboard by finishing with a spectacular amazing header from a cross of Kerem Akturkoglu.
In the second half they rounded off the victory for the visitors (with Uruguayans Fernando Muslera and Lucas Torreira again starting), the striker Baris Yilmaz, who signed 1-3 in 73, and the Portuguese Sergio Oliveira, which established five minutes later the specific 1-4.
Juan Mata, on the bench
The win allowed Galatasay, where the veteran Spanish attacker plays Juan Mata, who did not come off the bench, win the league title he has not won since the 2018/19 season.
One day from the end, with 82 points, the most successful club in Turkey is no longer within the reach of Fenerbahçe, with 77 points and fighting for the title since 2014.
The party, against Fenerbahçe
Exactly, the players of Okan Buruk will celebrate their coronation on Sunday in front of their raging rojiblanco crowd during the Istanbul derby against Fenerbahçe.
Galatasaray finished 13th in the Super League last season, the worst ranking in their history.
fancy reinforcements
In addition to the arrivals of Mauro Icardi and Lucas Torreira, Galatasaray also strengthened this season with the Belgian Dries Mertens (Naples), the Portuguese Sergio Oliveira and the Italian striker Nicolò Zaniolo (both from Roma).
Source: La Verdad
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