ISTANBUL

Reigning champions Galatasaray beat Kasimpasa 1-0 with the new transfer Radamel Falcao's goal on Friday in the week 4 of Turkey's Super Lig.

Falcao's goal came in 38th minute of the game in the Turkish top-tier football league at Turk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul.

Istanbul football powerhouse Galatasaray signed the 33-year-old Colombian forward Falcao on the last day of this summer's transfer season.

Falcao scored his first goal in this season with Galatasaray.

The top three Istanbul clubs of the previous season, Galatasaray, Besiktas and Basaksehir, were off to bad starts in the new season.

In the first three weeks of the 2019/20 season, Galatasaray and Besiktas have four points each while Basaksehir have three points.

Galatasaray now have seven points in four matches.

On Saturday, southeastern province's team Gazisehir Gaziantep will take on Besiktas while Medipol Basaksehir will host a central Anatolia team, Demir Grup Sivasspor, in Istanbul.

Fenerbahce have started the new season with better results, compared to their previous season's performance.

They are now in the second spot with seven points. On Monday, the Yellow Canaries will face the leaders Alanyaspor in an away game.

Alanyaspor, a team from southern resort town of Alanya, is the only club with three wins in their first matches this season and they are at top of the league table with nine points.