A 52-Year First for Italiano at Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş added another home league win to its record after beating Başakşehir 1-0. The result carried particular weight for head coach Vincenzo Italiano. The Italian coach has won all of his first five home league matches in charge of the black-and-whites, earning a place in club history.

This achievement brought back a record that had not been repeated at Beşiktaş for a long time. The same start was last achieved by Metin Türel in the 1973-1974 season. With the win over Başakşehir, Italiano became the first Beşiktaş coach since Türel to start this way.

The 48-year-old coach also spoke about the return of captain Orkun Kökçü. Italiano said Kökçü would be back soon, and added that winning was important for the team even without key players in the squad. He said his side had been patient in the second half, took its chances and scored goals, and showed how dangerous they could be once they moved to two strikers.

Italiano said he was pleased with the team's performance and happy to be at Beşiktaş.