19.05.2025 13:30
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho criticized Galatasaray for allowing goalkeeper Fernando Muslera to take the penalty in the match where they took a 2-0 lead against Kayserispor. However, it has come to light that Mourinho had previously allowed goalkeeper Nuno Espírito Santo to take a penalty in a similar situation back in 2003 at Porto. This criticism from Mourinho was deemed contradictory due to his past actions.
Last night, Galatasaray took a 2-0 lead against Kayserispor, and the penalty awarded was taken by Fernando Muslera, who is in his last season.
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho criticized this situation in his statement after the Eyüpspor match. Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho had criticized this situation. An interesting detail emerged from 2003.
HE HAD TARGETED GALATASARAY
In his statement after the Eyüpspor match, Mourinho said that Fernando Muslera taking the penalty kick shows "the way you celebrate the championship reflects your humanity. I keep the fans separate. Making Muslera take a penalty when it was 2-0 shows how human they are."
HE MADE THE GOALKEEPER TAKE A PENALTY
Despite criticizing Muslera's penalty kick, it has emerged that a similar situation occurred in his own team in the past. On March 8, 2003, Porto faced Varzim in the Portuguese Cup.
In the final moments of the match, Porto, leading 6-0, had a penalty awarded, which was taken by Nuno Espírito Santo, the goalkeeper of Porto at the time, who now manages Premier League team Nottingham Forest, and he sent the ball into the net, bringing the score to 7-0.