Fenerbahce’s manager, José Mourinho, grabbed the nose of the chief coach of Galatasaray, Okan Buruk, after Fenerbahce was eliminated from the Turkey Cup for his heated rival when Galatasaray won 2-1 thanks to the device scored by former Napoli striker, Víctor Osimhen. As things were particularly heated in the last minutes of the game that was played at Fenerbahce Home Stadium, the Portuguese manager approached the rival manager and grabbed him by his nose.
Buruk collapsed immediately in the field, trying to sell the poor gesture of Mourinho, who immediately ran into the costumes. Mourinhho, Who Managed Chelsea and Inter in His Career Among Other Top European Clubs, was appoint in the summer of 2024 by Fenerbahce After He was Sacked by As Roma in January 2024. Since sir I arrived in Turkiye, Mourinho Immedialy Showed His personality and haad with the city rivals, including the one that once again alleged racist statements, saying that the opposite bank jumped “as monkeys” During a February press conference.
The tension between the two historical rivals also increased this season with the arrival of Mourinho to the country, since the former Real Madrid chief often showed his disapproval of the league leadership, accusing Galatasaray of corruption on multiple occasions. As Galatasaray is leading the League with a six -point margin, the tension increased its maximum point when the Turkish FA decided to appoint a foreign referee for the last derby of the League, which took place with 30,000 police officers ready to intervene outside the RAMS Park, the local stadium of Galatasaray.
It is not the first time that Mourinho has been in the center of similar episodes included in the rival bank. In August 2011, Mourinho was part of an incident with the former assistant of the Pep Guardiola assistant, the late Tito Vilanova, during the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup in the Camp Nou in Barcelona. At that time, Mourinho was the true manager of Madrid and that particular game marked the peak of rivalry between the two parties in recent decades.
Just after the former Real Madrid defender Marcelo received a red card for a Tackle in Cesc Fábregas, Mourinho approached Vilanova from behind and put him in his eye with his right finger, as the television images showed in real time. Later, the Spanish FA issued a prohibition of two games to the same Mourinho and a prohibition of a game to Vilanova, but both suspensions were built in July 2012 as part of a controversial decision of the Federation.
It remains to see what kind of punishment Mourinho will face, but the reports suggest that he could be looking at a prohibition of four games.
