Okan Buruk, current Galatasaray coach, spoke about the championship title that Sporting achieved in the 2020/21 season, stating that he also had responsibility for that conquest. Okan Buruk was a player at Sporting that season, contributing to the team that finished the Portuguese league with the trophy.
The Turkish coach expressed expectation of being well received at the Estádio de Alvalade, Sporting's home ground, when he faces the Portuguese team in the Europa League. Buruk knows the Lions' club well, having played for them during the title-winning season.
Okan Buruk also revealed that he lost with Basaksehir by 3-1 at Alvalade in the Europa League. This defeat occurred when he was still a player for Basaksehir, a club he represented before becoming a coach and taking charge of Galatasaray.




