Galatasaray defender Marcao is staring at a 10-match ban after he fought his own teammate during a heated clash.

The ugly scenes took place during the second half of Galatasaray’s Turkish Super Lig meeting with Giresunspor.

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Marcao of Galatasaray leaves the pitch after receiving red card during the Turkish Super Lig. (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Footages from the incident showed Marcao walk up to Akturkoglu before headbutting him as he landed punches on the winger. Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agenc.Source: Getty Images

In his defence, Akturkoglu only pushed away the defender before their teammates intervened to separate the pair.

Source: Briefly News

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