{"id":825175,"date":"2025-02-07T11:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/why-osimhen-missed-istanbul-basaksehirs-clash-coach-buruk\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:11:52","slug":"why-osimhen-missed-istanbul-basaksehirs-clash-coach-buruk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/why-osimhen-missed-istanbul-basaksehirs-clash-coach-buruk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Osimhen missed Istanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir\u2019s clash \u2013 Coach Buruk"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-685136\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blueprint.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Osimhen-Galatasaray-1-e1726348286744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blueprint.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Osimhen-Galatasaray-1-e1726348286744.jpg\" alt decoding=\"async\"  ><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has revealed that star striker Victor Osimhen missed the team\u2019s 2-2 draw in the Turkish Cup clash against \u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir at RAMS Park on Wednesday night due to illness.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen\u2019s absence from the starting lineup surprised fans, especially considering the strength of the opposition. While speculation suggested that Buruk might be rotating the squad to rest the Nigerian striker for upcoming fixtures, the manager clarified that the 26-year-old had been unwell following the weekend match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had some health issues before the game,\u201d Buruk explained. \u201cOsimhen developed a fever after the last match and missed several training sessions. He is not in the squad because he is not physically ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thrilling encounter saw \u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir strike first, with Deniz T\u00fcr\u00fc\u00e7 opening the scoring in the 35th minute. Galatasaray\u2019s Davinson S\u00e1nchez equalized in the 51st minute, but Ba\u015fak\u015fehir regained the lead just two minutes later through former AC Milan striker Krzysztof Pi\u0105tek. Galatasaray leveled the score again in the 78th minute thanks to Abdulkerim Bardakc\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>Drama unfolded late in the match when Ba\u015fak\u015fehir\u2019s Onur Erg\u00fcn received a red card in the 86th minute for a second yellow card offense. Galatasaray had a golden chance to secure a win after being awarded a penalty in the 97th minute, but Michy Batshuayi\u2019s spot-kick was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, sealing the 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueprint.ng\/why-osimhen-missed-istanbul-basaksehirs-clash-coach-buruk\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has revealed that star striker Victor Osimhen missed the team\u2019s 2-2 draw in the Turkish Cup clash against \u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir at RAMS Park on Wednesday night due to illness. Osimhen\u2019s absence from the starting lineup surprised fans, especially considering the strength of the opposition. While speculation suggested that Buruk might be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":825176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2233,96184],"tags":[6376,96183],"class_list":{"0":"post-825175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missed","8":"category-osimhen","9":"tag-missed","10":"tag-osimhen"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}