An Argentine champion in Türkiye, but with a scandal. It took Mauro Icardi 50 seconds to score a goal in the Super Cup final for Galatasaray, at which point its arch-rival Fenerbahce withdrew its team from the field, protesting what it saw as permanent mistreatment by players. ), and which led him to present an Under 19 squad.
The vice-president of the Protestant club, second in the Turkish Super League behind – precisely – Galatasaray, had already announced this measure earlier this week and had announced that the players would leave the pitch before the end of the 90 minutes, which would mean that the team would automatically lose 0 to 3, giving the title to their rival.
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The match started at 8.30pm local time and after just 50 seconds Galatasaray scored a goal with Icardi, who gained speed inside the area and scored a cross.
Immediately the Fenerbahce players left the field of play, the referee took the ball in his hands and also left the field, ending the match.
Galatasaray Istanbul won the Turkish Super League in the 2022-2023 season and Fenerbahçe had won the Cup, to meet in the Super Cup this Sunday.
Source: Clarin
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