Another injury blow for Galatasaray! Leao affected by the pitch

Galatasaray faced Amedspor in Week 11 of the Trendyol Süper Lig. In the 7th minute, Rafael Leao picked up the ball Torreira had won and, going one-on-one with the goalkeeper inside the penalty area, put it into the net. The Portuguese player scored in back-to-back league matches for the first time since January, and also scored Galatasaray's earliest goal of the season.

In the 50th minute, Galatasaray were forced into a change, and Leao was taken off due to injury. The player had previously suffered a pitch-related injury in the match against Gençlerbirliği and had come off in the 77th minute. Because of that injury, he was unable to travel for the away game at Lille in the first week of the UEFA Champions League.

Leao said he does not have a serious injury but that his condition will be checked tomorrow. Head coach Okan Buruk, meanwhile, said the pitch conditions had tested his team and that, despite the work carried out, the surface had not recovered enough.

Galatasaray's Ismail Jakobs also said the pitch conditions had made things difficult for them in defence. Jakobs said the surface was slippery and unsuitable for playing football.