Fenerbahce supervisor José Mourinho appeared to goal a refined dig at Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen after his facet secured a stable 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, conserving 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 targets 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 targets got here from the penalty spot, whereas six of Osimhen’s 21 league targets have been penalties.
“About En-Nesyri… He was scoring for enjoyable,” Mourinho stated, as reported by GZT.
“He has scored 26 targets with out taking penalties. He went via a tough interval throughout Ramadan, however now he’s regaining his power. He confirmed he’s again. He can 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 targets and has been key to their title cost.
Mourinho additionally defined that En-Nesyri had began on the bench in current video games to assist him recuperate 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 remaining stretch.
