Surge or rebirth? Nearly two months after being loaned by PSG to Galatasaray until the end of the season, Mauro Icardi delivered a great performance on Sunday against Alanyaspor (2-2), for his second start in the Turkish league with the club. ‘Istanbul. After delivering a decisive pass with the outside of the foot for Dries Mertens on the opener, the Argentinian took advantage of a poor recovery from the opposing defense to score his first goal in the red and yellow colors in official competition. .
Reduced to ten from half an hour into the game after the expulsion of former Rennais Sacha Boey, the Stambouliotes were caught by the score at the end of the match and remain eighth in the Turkish championship. Left by Wanda Nara, the Argentinian has apparently found some energy on the pitch with his new number 99 from Galatasaray. Apart from an achievement by Icardi at the Nef Stadyumu in Istanbul, scored during a friendly match against Istanbulspor (2-1) on September 24, the former Inter Milan goleador had not scored since. a trip from Paris to Lorient in Ligue 1 (1-1), on December 22, 2021.
Since his goal at Moustoir, the 29-year-old striker dragged out his sentence during the few appearances offered by Mauricio Pochettino, predecessor of Christophe Galtier who never wanted to count on the Argentinian. Arrived in Paris in 2019, first in the form of a loan, then in permanent transfer a year later (50 million euros), the center-forward scored 38 goals in 92 games with Paris Saint-Germain.