Galatasaray technical staff and players celebrate the Galatasaray's Turkish Super Lig title in Konya, Turkiye on May 26, 2024.
ANKARA
Galatasaray on Sunday won their 24th Turkish Super Lig title after beating Konyaspor 3-1.
Galatasaray scored the opener in the 29th minute as Argentine star Mauro Icardi's header in the area beat Polish goalkeeper Jakub Slowik. German left-back Derrick Kohn crossed to assist him.
Icardi doubled the advantage for the visitors as he scored a classy backheel goal in the 51st minute after Lucas Torreira's pass from the right flank. A few minutes later Galatasaray midfielder Berkan Kutlu added a third goal.
Louka Prip, Konyaspor's Danish winger, was on the scoresheet to narrow the gap to two in the 78th minute, 1-3.
Galatasaray secured the victory to win the 2024 Turkish title with 102 points.
After the final whistle, the club's players and staff celebrated their success.
Second-place Fenerbahce, meanwhile, hammered Istanbulspor 6-0 at home, finishing the Turkish league as runners-up with 99 points.
Konyaspor came 16th with 41 points to stay in the Super Lig for the next season.
MKE Ankaragucu took a 4-2 defeat at Trabzonspor to be relegated to a lower division. The club from the Turkish capital had 40 points to end the 2023-24 season in the 17th spot.
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