Galatasaray win Turkish Super Lig title
Baku, May 27, AZERTAC
Galatasaray on Sunday won their 24th Turkish Super Lig title after beating Konyaspor 3-1, according to Anadolu Agency.
Galatasaray scored the opener in the 29th minute as Argentine star Mauro Icardi's header in the area beat Polish goalkeeper Jakub Slowik. German left-back Derrick Kohn crossed to assist him.
Icardi doubled the advantage for the visitors as he scored a classy backheel goal in the 51st minute after Lucas Torreira's pass from the right flank. A few minutes later Galatasaray midfielder Berkan Kutlu added a third goal.
Louka Prip, Konyaspor's Danish winger, was on the scoresheet to narrow the gap to two in the 78th minute, 1-3.
Galatasaray secured the victory to win the 2024 Turkish title with 102 points.
After the final whistle, the club's players and staff celebrated their success.
Second-place Fenerbahce, meanwhile, hammered Istanbulspor 6-0 at home, finishing the Turkish league as runners-up with 99 points.
Konyaspor came 16th with 41 points to stay in the Super Lig for the next season.
MKE Ankaragucu took a 4-2 defeat at Trabzonspor to be relegated to a lower division. The club from the Turkish capital had 40 points to end the 2023-24 season in the 17th spot.
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