{
  "id": 17354328,
  "title": "What I told Osimhen before he allowed me take penalty against Konyaspor - Leão",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/what-i-told-osimhen-before-he-allowed-me-take-penalty-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:43:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/what-i-told-osimhen-before-he-allowed-me-take-penalty-against-konyaspor-leao/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Galatasaray winger Rafael Leão recounted what he told teammate Victor Osimhen prior to the Nigerian granting him a penalty kick against Konyaspor. Both players scored in the 4-0 Turkish Super Lig victory on Friday for Galatasaray. Leão's goal was his first for the club since his summer move from AC Milan. At the match's conclusion, the Portuguese player expressed his gratitude to Osimhen, acknowledging the difficulty he faced to net the goal. Leão stated, \"I’m very grateful to him [Osimhen]. He knows how much I struggled for that goal.\" Osimhen had recently become a father to his second child. As a result, Leão approached him with this request: \"You need to score 2 goals today.\" Osimhen did so, but Leão capitalized on the subsequent penalty opportunity. The winger now looks forward to leading Galatasaray to triumph as they face VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Galatasaray winger, Rafael Leão has revealed what he told teammate, Victor Osimhen before the Nigerian gave him the ball to take a penalty against Konyaspor. Leão and Osimhen were on the scoresheet as Galatasaray defeated Konyaspor 4-0 in the Turkish Super Lig clash on Friday. Leão's goal against Konyaspor was his first goal for Galatasaray […] What I told Osimhen before he allowed me take…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}