Galatasaray have taken an outright lead at the Turkish Super Lig summit after their 1-0 win over Konyaspor was followed by Besiktas only managing a 1-1 draw at home to Gaziantepspor on Sunday.
The Istanbul rivals had been neck-and-neck heading into the latest round of fixtures and Galatasaray appeared to be in danger of dropping points themselves for a while on Friday.
However, Selcuk Inan finally broke the deadlock six minutes from time to give Hamza Hamzaoglu's side all three points, a victory that led to the coach declaring adamantly that his side will clinch a record-breaking 20th Super Lig title this term.
Jose Sosa's seventh-minute free-kick gave Slaven Bilic's side an early lead, but John Chibuike – who was ultimately sent off towards the end – levelled things just before the break, leaving Besiktas trailing Galatasaray by two points with four games left.
The performance of the round came from Bursaspor, as Brazilian striker Fernandao scored four to inspire Saturday's 7-1 obliteration of Karabukspor, who remain four points adrift of safety.
