Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 8:27 PM• Mart Oude Nijeweeme

Marcão has apologized to teammate Kerem Aktürkoglu in a special video on social media. The Galatasaray defender handed his teammate a headbutt to his teammate while visiting PhD student Giresunspor (0-2) on Monday evening and also provided him with a few striking blows. Referee Erkan Özdamar decided to send the fighter off the field after more than an hour of play.

In the second half of the match, Galatasaray seemed to have taken a 0-2 lead and played against ten Giresunspor players. Yet suddenly the flames caught on and Marcão stormed furiously at Aktürkoglu. The Brazilian defender gave a kind of push with his head against that of the Turk and then also started hitting his teammate. Marcão was then shown red by referee Özdamar and Aktürkoglu was replaced by Gala coach Fatih Terim.

The day after the incident, Marcão apologizes. “As a son who lives for his family, first of all I would like to ask Kerem’s parents for forgiveness by kissing their hands,” he said.
in the video on Instagram. “Of course I also apologize to my brother Kerem. I know you will not easily forget this.” Turkish media reported Monday evening that Marcão left the airport in Istanbul in a private vehicle, after which Terim and President Burak Elmas held a five-minute meeting at Ordu Giresun Airport to address the press present.

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“There will be Galatasaray fans who will never forgive me,” Marcão continues. “I know because I know this club and its supporters very well. Before coming to Galatasaray, I was a young boy in a difficult situation. More difficult than you can imagine. If I hadn’t been taken care of here, I could have disappeared. It pains me to disappoint those who have helped me. I respect all decisions made about me. But I have one request: I must pay the price for this matter, not my wife and children. “