Footballer who outfoxed Mourinho and Benfica shines in Europe | OneFootball

Almost a month after leaving Benfica to strengthen Fenerbahçe, Kerem Akturkoglu is already showing why the Istanbul club worked so hard to secure his signing. This afternoon, the new number 9 was the hero of the match between the Turkish side and Nice, who had already faced Benfica in the Europa League.

Since being announced as the new signing, Akturkoglu has been one of the main highlights of the Turkish team and, this afternoon, October 2, the former number 7 of Benfica scored twice in his team’s victory over the French side (2-1), who had Tiago Gouveia in the starting eleven.

Playing at home in Istanbul, Fenerbahçe, managed by Domenico Tedesco, who replaced José Mourinho, started the match stronger and, as early as the 3rd minute, were already leading by one goal to nil, thanks to an unstoppable shot from Kerem Akturkoglu.

The Turkish dominance remained quite evident and, around the 25th minute, the former Benfica player, who was mentioned by the Special One, scored again, increasing Fenerbahçe’s lead. Before halftime, the visitors responded and managed to reduce the deficit through Kevin, who converted a penalty. The score remained unchanged until the final whistle.

With this result, Fenerbahçe finally gets off to a good start, after losing their Europa League debut to Dinamo Zagreb, 3-1. With their first 3 points of the competition, the Istanbul club is now in 22nd place. Meanwhile, Nice, with Tiago Gouveia, dropped to 32nd place, with 0 points.

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