23.10.2024 23:40
Mauro Icardi scored his 61st goal for Galatasaray in the match against Elfsborg, equaling Milan Baros and sharing the second place on the list of the club's all-time highest-scoring foreign players. The Argentine star aims to surpass Gheorghe Hagi, the club's top-scoring foreign player with 72 goals, and take the top spot by the end of the season.
The Argentine star Mauro Icardi, who scored the first goal for his team in the match where Galatasaray defeated Elfsborg 4-3 in the UEFA Europa League, has entered the history of the yellow-red team.
HE CAUGHT BAROS, BECAME SECOND
Icardi, who is spending his third season with the yellow-red team, made his 85th official match appearance against Elfsborg. Until this match, the 31-year-old striker had celebrated scoring 60 times, and he opened the scoring against the Swedish representative. With a total of 61 goals, Icardi has equaled the goal count of Czech striker Milan Baros, who is in second place on the list of foreign players with the most goals in official matches for Galatasaray.
HE HAS HIS EYES ON HAGI'S SEAT
If Icardi manages to surpass Baros by scoring one more goal, he will set his sights on the record of Galatasaray legend Gheorghe Hagi. Hagi holds the title of the club's highest-scoring foreign player, having scored 72 goals in 192 matches while wearing the Galatasaray jersey. Icardi aims to surpass Hagi's record and take the top spot before the end of the season.
SCORED 4 GOALS IN LAST 6 MATCHES
Galatasaray's star striker Mauro Icardi has contributed to the score in 4 of his last 6 official matches. The experienced player started this process with the PAOK match on September 25, playing three matches in both the Süper Lig and the UEFA Europa League. Icardi missed one match in each competition but scored 5 times in the other 4 matches.