06.01.2025 08:50
The recent performance of national football player Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who plays for Benfica, has become a topic of criticism in the Portuguese press. Aktürkoğlu started in the starting eleven in the match where Benfica lost 2-1 to Braga, but he was substituted in the 67th minute. His performance in recent matches, where he did not score or provide an assist, has been criticized by the Portuguese media.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who started his Benfica career with consecutive goals and assists, has faced criticism in the Portuguese press for his recent silence in matches.
Benfica, where Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Orkun Kökçü play, lost 2-1 to Braga in the 17th week of the Portuguese Premier League.
In the match played at Luz Stadium, the visiting team secured the 3 points with goals from Fran Navarro in the 17th minute and Ronson de Barros in the 40th minute. Benfica's only goal came from Arthur in the 77th minute.
In the home team, Orkun Kökçü and Kerem Aktürkoğlu started the match in the starting 11, while Kerem was substituted for Andreas Schjelderup in the 67th minute.
Aktürkoğlu, who started his Benfica career with goals and assists, has faced criticism in the Portuguese press for his recent performances.
Abola Newspaper gave the lowest score to Kerem Aktürkoğlu in a report on the players' performances, awarding him 3 out of 10. The evaluation stated, "Bad pass after bad pass."
In the match report, the newspaper stated, "This was the fifth or sixth match where the Turkish Harry Potter failed to enchant his opponents and made poor transitions that forced his team to run towards the wrong goal."
Mais Futebol also criticized Kerem's performance, stating, "The Turkish player perhaps displayed one of the most unsuccessful performances of the season for Benfica. He was far from the performance he had shown this season."
In Publico Newspaper, it was noted, "A decline in form was observed for the Turkish national player. After starting the season with an inspiring beginning by scoring 6 goals in the first 10 matches, he has only scored one goal since then. Today, he was unsuccessful in many passes and was not very effective in Benfica's attacks."