Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was reserved by a referee he called “higher level” after his team had a prohibited goal during the first half of the Istanbul derby on Monday.
Slovenian Slavko Vinic referee, who officiated last season Champions League Final, approached the technical zones to warn Mourinho and Galatasaray Boss Okan Buruk in the 34th minute.
While the exact nature of the coaches’ offenses was not clear, the leaders of Super Lig Galatasaray had called for a penalty a few seconds earlier when the Napoli striker Victor Osimhen – Previously Accused of “diving too much” by Mourinho – I went down to the box.
Osimhen had challenged a cross with defenders Milan Skriniar and Yusuf Akcicek, and Serie A player of 2023 was reserved four minutes later for a challenge on the goalkeeper Irfan Can Egribayat.
Galatasaray vs referee Fenerbahce
Vincic denied Fenerbahce, second, the opening goal in the 14th minute after striker Oguz Aydın struck from the interior of the penalty zone.
The 45 -year -old referee decided that the winger visiting Sebastian Szymanski had committed a fault on goalkeeper Fernando Muslera while the crossing of Filip Kostic on the left entered the box.
Speaking before one of the most atmospheric games of world football between two ferocious rivals, Mourinho said he was “happy” with the appointment of Vincic, calling him “high -level referee”.
A frequent criticism of arbitration in Turkiye since his appointment by Fenerbahce last June, Mourinho added that the participation of Vinceic was “important for credibility”.
“Although it does not sometimes seem like that, I am a person who wants a fair play,” said the Portuguese. “We want to win, they want to win. I hope it will be a big match.
Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce Last
None of the two parties had a target tent in a very contested first half, Galatasaray having 59% possession, but Fenerbahce producing four of the five efforts to the objective between the teams.
Without other teams in a realistic way in the title, Fenerbahce started the evening Six points behind their opponents with superiority to a goal.
Galatasaray was undefeated in his 24 previous championship games this season, while Fenerbahce had lost twice, including one 3-1 Home defeat In the September 21 match.
