Kerem Aktürkoğlu's fight with Benfica fans!: It's easy to blame the kid!
18 May 2025, Sunday 10:10Last Update:
In the Portuguese League, Benfica and Sporting entered the final week tied on points. In the last round, Sporting faced Vitoria Guimaraes at home, while Benfica traveled to play away against Braga.
Sporting won 2-0 at home, while Benfica drew with Braga away. Sporting clinched the Portuguese League title with 82 points, leaving Benfica in second place with 80 points.
KEREM'S STATEMENT
After losing the championship, Kerem Aktürkoğlu sent a message to the fans on social media, saying, "This is one of those moments when it’s hard to put our feelings into words. We are sorry that we couldn’t bring the championship that Benfica fans deserved this season. The support they gave us throughout the season has been very important for all of us." Kerem Aktürkoğlu began his words this way and expressed his sadness about the result.
CONTRIBUTION TO 28 GOALS
Transferred from Galatasaray at the beginning of the season, Kerem Aktürkoğlu became a fan favorite with his performance. The star player wore the Portuguese giant’s jersey 48 times across all competitions this season. In these matches, he scored 16 goals and provided 12 assists, contributing to a total of 28 goals.
In last night’s match, Kerem failed to show the expected performance, and the Portuguese press commented: “When he is forced to move to the right side, he is not the same player. He loses his ability to cut diagonally and shoot with his inside foot, right foot, his best foot.
However, Bruno Lage substituted Schjelderup in place of Di Maria, which forced the Turkish player to leave the left side. Nevertheless, this does not justify some basic mistakes he made while controlling the ball or dribbling. Naturally, he was substituted.
