Osimhen Opens Galatasaray Account, Allays Injury Fears

Victor Osimhen has allayed fears of serious injury after being taken off in Galatasaray’s 3-3 Turkish Super Lig draw with Kasimpasa on Saturday.

The Nigerian forward finally opened his goal account for the Istanbul giants by scoring a first-half brace after a run of providing three consecutive competitive assists.

Osimhen was however taken off at the start of the second half due to an injury and was replaced by former Belgium International Dries Mertens.

It raised concerns about the seriousness of the injury but the 25-year-old stated that it was only a little discomfort.

“I do not have a serious injury. I felt a little discomfort,” he told the club website. “I thought I should tell my coach. If I reduced the team, it would be bad.

“I did not want my teammates’ performance to decrease. I told Mauro [Icardi] and the coach. That is why I left the game.”

Despite scoring in Galatasaray colours for the first time, Osimhen was unhappy with the result as the Yellow-Reds surrendered a 3-1 first-half lead to ultimately draw.

“We are unhappy as a team. We deserved three points. Football is like that sometimes. You can play the way you deserve and not win,” he added.

“I am happy to score two goals. We are all unhappy because of the draw. We need to work hard and focus on winning the next match. I was happy with my own performance but we will work harder and try to do better in the upcoming matches.”

He also spoke of the good relationship he has with teammate and Argentine forward Mauro Icardi: “I have a good relationship with Mauro. He is a leader. He protects us all. He is also a big brother to me. It is a great feeling for me to play next to him. Everyone must see that. We celebrate our goals together.”

4 – Victor Osimhen, Bafetimbi Gomis’ten (6; Ağustos 2017) bu yana Galatasaray formasıyla Süper Lig’de çıktığı ilk üç maçta 4+ gole katkı sağlayan ilk oyuncu oldu.

⚽️⚽️ vs Kasımpaşa
🅰️ vs Fenerbahçe
🅰️ vs Çaykur Rizespor

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Osimhen’s brace against Kasimpasa saw him become the first player to have four or more goal involvements in his first three league games for Galatasaray since Bafetimbi Gomis in 2017.

Okan Buruk’s men will turn their attention to the Europa League trip to RFS FC of Latvia on Thursday.

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