Italiano: We lost control of the game, our changes were right

Beşiktaş head coach Vincenzo Italiano blamed the draw against Kasımpaşa on a lack of concentration. Italiano said that by giving up the 2-0 lead, his team had let the advantage slip. He added that they had found chances that could have ended the match but failed to convert them. Stressing that the intensity and quality dropped in the later minutes, the coach also congratulated his opponent.

Turning to the away performance, Italiano said his side was closer to winning than in previous away games. Recalling that they had beaten Fenerbahçe away, he said they needed to bring their home performance to away games as well, and that this problem had to be solved.

On the substitutions, Italiano said he believed the changes he made were correct. He explained that he took off Leandro Trossard due to fatigue, felt the rhythm had dropped at the back, and that Rıdvan found his form and played better. He also said he did not bring on Kassoum Ouattara because he did not want to use up a substitution.

Italiano said Junior Olaitan had played like a second striker throughout the match, so he brought Oh on in his place. He said they expected Oh to support Vlahovic and wanted Ndidi and Salih to balance the team as a double pivot. He noted that they had aimed for a similar effect to the one they got in last week's Başakşehir match, but this time they did not get the same result.