Marcao freaked out at the start of the Süper Lig and attacked his own teammate from Galatasaray. For this he received a dismissal. The scene.
At the opening game of Galatasaray Istanbul at Giresunspor in the new Süper Lig season there was a scandal. Marcao hit his teammate Kerem Aktürkoglu and saw the red card for it.
In the 63rd minute of the game, the Brazilian defender and the Turkish striker clashed in midfield. At first they discussed verbally before Marcao was violent. First he tried a headbutt, then he hit twice.
Referee Erkan Özdamar sent Marcao off with a straight red. Two minutes later, Galatsaray coach Fatih Terim Aktürkoglu changed out. The background to the scandal is still unclear.
Gala coach Terim: “Marcao will apologize”
“Marcao will first sincerely apologize to Kerem, his team-mates, the Galatasaray fans and Turkish football. We will see after that. Kerem is a young player and is important to me,” said Terim.
Galatsaray won the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Mbaye Diagne and Alexandru Cicaldau.
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