The Kosovo Albanian Milot Rashica, with two goals and one assist, and the Portuguese Rafa Silva, with two assists and one goal, upset Athletic Club in Istanbul and gave a well-deserved victory, and life in the Europa League, to Besiktas in their debut in Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s Turkish bench.
In the duel between ‘lions’ against ‘Aguilas Negras’ the locals took the victory brilliantly thanks to their forwards and those who served them spectacular balls behind the defense of an unrecognizable Athletic who will have to wait to seal a pass to the round of 16 for which he still has many options.
Rashica opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Unai Gómez equalized on the stroke of half-time in a stroke of fortune that the visitors did not take advantage of, and Rashica again, Rafa Silva and Joao Mario, from a penalty, scored in a second half to forget of those of lions.
The Thursday, Depending on the results of this penultimate matchday, or next week in the last match against Viktoria Plzen in San Mamés, they could certify their qualification for the round of 16.