Istanbul derby: leaders Galatasaray with Osimhen face Lukaku's Fenerbahce
Galatasaray and Fenerbahce meet in the Turkish Super Lig's marquee derby. The leaders defend a three-point lead over their rivals, with Victor Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku leading the attacks.
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Galatasaray and Fenerbahce kicked off their derby at RAMS Park in Istanbul at 7:30 p.m. CET on Monday, with Atilla Karaoglan refereeing. Before the ninth round, Galatasaray led the Super Lig on 19 points, with Fenerbahce third, three points behind, after three straight league wins.
According to A Spor, Galatasaray named Ugurcan; Sallai, Sanchez, Abdulkerim, Jakobs; Lemina, Torreira, Batrakov; Baris, Yunus and Osimhen. Fenerbahce started with Ederson; Semedo, Skriniar, Brown, Levent; Guendouzi, Kante, Irfan Can, Oguz, Greenwood and Lukaku.
According to Fanatik, Fenerbahce's Irfan Can Kahveci was booked in the 10th minute, and Ederson saved a shot from Baris Alper Yilmaz in the 17th. There was no official final result at the time of publication.