Overview
- Mohamed Salah scored twice in his first Süper Lig start on Sunday to secure a 2-1 win over İstanbul Başakşehir at Papara Park.
- The Egyptian had two further efforts ruled out, one for a foul in the build-up and another for offside, underlining his dominant influence on the match.
- Trabzonspor confirmed the signing of former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho on a reported two-year deal, reuniting him with Salah and strengthening the squad.
- The club must now travel to Ferencváros for the Europa League play-off second leg needing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit to reach the Europa League group stage.
- Salah joined on a free transfer after nine seasons at Liverpool on a reported two-year contract with high pay and commercial terms, a move that has sparked large fan celebrations and boosted expectations for Trabzonspor’s domestic and European ambitions.