Galatasaray don close their Austrian preseason camp on Monday against Venezia FC for Linz. The Turkish champions still dey look for defensive answers after their 2-0 loss to AC Monza on same Austrian soil three days before.
Di match go happen for Donauparkstadion, wey hold about 5,600 fans. Venezia just earn promotion back to Serie A. Both teams dey use this friendly to sharpen their squads.
For Galatasaray, Victor Osimhen anchor the attack. The Nigerian striker lead the line for a title-winning campaign wey include a 4-2 win over Antalyaspor. Osimhen remain di focal point of everything coach Okan Buruk dey build going forward. İlkay Gündoğan supply the control for midfield.
Venezia dey counter with John Yeboah, the winger wey don be di club’s most consistent attacking outlet. Midfielder Kike Pérez na central figure for Giovanni Stroppa’s promotion side. Galatasaray predicted starting XI get Günay Güvenç for goal, Elias Jelert, Victor Nelsson, Arda Ünyay, Kazımcan Karataş, Lucas Torreira, Eyüp Aydın, İlkay Gündoğan, Gabriel Sara, Renato Nhaga, and Victor Osimhen. Venezia predicted starting XI get Filip Stanković, Joël Schingtienne, Michael Svoboda, Bartol Franjić, Antoine Hainaut, Kike Pérez, Gianluca Busio, Issa Doumbia, Ridgeciano Haps, John Yeboah, and Luca Lauberbach.
Galatasaray win di 2025-26 Süper Lig, their 26th Turkish title and fourth straight. Their final record na 24 wins, five draws, and five losses for 34 matches, wey give dem 77 points and comfortable cushion at top. The Istanbul club also reach Champions League round of 16. Venezia road be steeper: dem win Serie B with 82 points and plus-46 goal difference. Dem bank 24 wins and 10 draws against four defeats and end a single season for second tier. The Venetian club, wey play their home matches for waterside Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, don bounce between Italy’s top two divisions for most of di past decade. Neither side don ever play for English Premier League.
Match go close di third annual Summer Series Upper Austria, according to Daily Sabah. Galatasaray open their summer with a 5-1 rout of Ümraniyespor for Istanbul before di trip north. Di squad don camp for di alpine district of Windischgarsten and dey fly home immediately after Monday’s final whistle.
