Okan Buruk: Pitch Made It Difficult, There Is Hope for the Injured

Galatasaray left the field with a 4-2 win over the second-placed team. Okan Buruk said the opponent had caused problems across the league, played an asymmetrical game with two forwards, and that the pitch conditions made their work harder. The head coach said they defended well and took a 2-0 lead. He explained that after going 3-0 up, they conceded a goal from a very debatable foul, and then the game changed.

Buruk also addressed the state of the pitch. He said they did not get the result they wanted from the company that renovated the grass, and that the pitch was good in the matches against Kasımpaşa and Barcelona but got worse afterward. He said the club did everything it could, but it did not work out.

On injuries, Buruk drew attention to Osimhen's situation and announced that Leao had come off the pitch and would be checked tomorrow (today). He said he hoped the injured players would return to the squad as soon as possible.

Buruk also revealed that he had spoken by phone a few days earlier with Sergen Yalçın, the new head coach of the Turkish national team. He said the next two matches would be preparatory in nature, and that the real goal was the matches of the next tournament.