Galatasaray Opens Süper Lig Season Against Çorum FK

Galatasaray commenced their Süper Lig season by hosting Arca Çorum FK at RAMS Park. The opening match saw a starting lineup featuring Uğurcan Çakır in goal, defended by Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, and Ismail Jakobs. The midfield consisted of Lucas Torreira and Gabriel Sara, with wingers Leroy Sane and Barış Alper Yılmaz. Yunus Akgün played behind striker Victor Osimhen.

Key Facts

• Galatasaray hosted Arca Çorum FK in the opening match of the Süper Lig season.
• The game took place at RAMS Park, starting at 21:30.
• Referees for the match were Batuhan Kolak, with assistants Furkan Ürün and Suat Güz.
• The starting lineup for Galatasaray included Uğurcan Çakır, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ismail Jakobs, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Leroy Sane, Yunus Akgün, Barış Alper Yılmaz, and Victor Osimhen.
• Defender Davinson Sanchez returned to the starting lineup after not participating in pre-season matches due to fitness concerns.
• Lesley Ugochukwu, on loan from Burnley with a conditional purchase option, was a substitute.
• Çorum FK's Technical Director, Uğur Uçar, is a former Galatasaray youth player and played for the club until 2010.
• Galatasaray players wore black t-shirts with a Colombian flag and the message "We are with Colombia" during warm-ups to commemorate victims of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia.
• Galatasaray used a newly designed, club-specific font on their jerseys for the first time in an official match, moving away from the Arial font used since the 2013-2014 season.