Osimhen turned, broke with Icardi

Victor Osimhen scored two goals and a damage to Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham. The Nigerian’s goals, and Radu Dragusin’s mistakes behind spurcatapulted Galatasaray to the top of the Europa League table. Only goalkeeper Fraser Forster prevented the London team from suffering a embarrassing defeat in Istanbul (3-2). Of course, the local victory, which enjoyed three legal goals, another two disallowed, and a thousand and one chances, had a big “but”: Mauro Icardi left the field of play on a stretcher and visibly in pain due to a knee injury, which was a priori serious.. Youth squad Will Lankshear and Dominic Solanke found the net for Tottenham, but it wasn’t enough. First European defeat for Ange Postecoglou’s pupils.

Too easy for Osimhen

Overcome from start to finish of the first 45 minutes, the spurs they were at the mercy of Victor Osimhen, Dries Mertens and company in Istanbul. First on their own merits and with the passing of the minutes helped by Tottenham themselves, Galatasaray headed to the locker room with a wide lead on the scoreboard, which could have been even greater. Although young youth player Will Lankshear (19 years old) managed to equalize in the 18th minute the early goal from Yunus Akgün, who hit his left-footed volley from the edge of the area into the visitors’ goal, Radu Dragusin condemned Ange Postecoglou’s pupils.

A failure to get the ball out, like the one he committed days ago against Qarabag and ended up sent off, allowed Victor Osimhen to win the third time. The Nigerian, who minutes before had missed a one-on-one match and had his goal disallowed for offside, made it 1-1. Recovery by Mauro Icardi, assist by Dries Mertens and goal by Victor Osimhen. It was also the Belgian attacker who assisted the Nigerian striker to make it 3-1. Perfectly measured cross to the penalty spot and the local ‘9’, taking advantage of another mistake, this time on the mark, by Radu Dragusin, extended Galatasaray’s advantage.

Icardi, without a goal and injured

If the Turkish team did not extend its advantage during the second half, again, by Fraser Forster and the linesman. While a miraculous foot from the visiting goalkeeper denied Victor Osimhen a hat-trick, an offside prevented Mauro Icardi from joining the Nigerian’s scoring party. With everything and with that, this was not the worst news that the Argentine received. The Galatasaray striker suffered a serious knee injury that forced him to leave the pitch on a stretcher with his hands on his face.. The one who did find the goal was Dominic Solanke, assisted by Pedro Porro, in the 89th minute. Too late for the spurs.

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