Fenerbahce supervisor José Mourinho appeared to intention a delicate dig at Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen after his aspect secured a strong 3-1 win over Sivasspor within the Turkish Tremendous Lig on Sunday.
Objectives from Anderson Talisca and a second-half double from Dušan Tadić gave Fenerbahce their twenty second league victory of the season, preserving them firmly within the title race.
Mourinho’s high striker, Youssef En-Nesyri, who joined from Sevilla in the summertime, got here off the bench for the ultimate 10 minutes, changing Edin Džeko.
Although the Moroccan ahead has not scored not too long ago, he nonetheless leads Fenerbahce’s scoring chart this season with 26 objectives in all competitions, together with 16 within the league.
Talking after the match, Mourinho defended En-Nesyri’s type and appeared to take a swipe at Osimhen by stating that none of En-Nesyri’s objectives got here from the penalty spot, whereas six of Osimhen’s 21 league objectives have been penalties.
“About En-Nesyri… He was scoring for enjoyable,” Mourinho mentioned, as reported by GZT.
“He has scored 26 objectives with out taking penalties. He went by means of a tough interval throughout Ramadan, however now he’s regaining his energy. He confirmed he’s again. He will likely be essential for us within the final seven matches.”
Victor Osimhen, who joined Galatasaray final summer season, stays high scorer within the league with 21 objectives and has been key to their title cost.
Mourinho additionally defined that En-Nesyri had began on the bench in latest video games to assist him get well correctly after fasting throughout Ramadan.
With Galatasaray on 74 factors and Fenerbahce shut behind on 71, the Tremendous Lig title race stays very tight. Mourinho’s feedback could add extra fireplace to the rivalry between the 2 Istanbul golf equipment because the season heads into its ultimate stretch.
