Another scandal in the Süper Lig: Referee assaulted in the locker room

In the 3rd week of the Süper Lig, Antalyaspor secured an important 3 points by winning 3-2 against Hatayspor with a spectacular comeback after falling behind 2-0. 

However, the events that took place during the halftime break overshadowed the excitement of the match.

ALLEGED PHYSICAL INTERFERENCE

On the Skor program of the broadcaster beIN Sports, it was alleged that there was tension between Antalyaspor President Sinan Boztepe and the match referee, Atilla Karaoğlan, during the halftime break. 

The program's host, Cihan Erduran, stated in his remarks regarding the incident that a person believed to be Boztepe's bodyguard physically interfered with referee Karaoğlan.

'THERE IS FOOTAGE OF KARAOĞLAN BEING PUSHED'

Erduran included the following statements in his explanation: 

"There is footage of an incident during the halftime break between Antalyaspor President Mr. Sinan Boztepe and the match referee Atilla Karaoğlan, which also involved a gentleman who appears to be Mr. Sinan Boztepe's bodyguard, and in which the match referee, Mr. Atilla Karaoğlan, was pushed by that gentleman. However, I am disclosing this footage now and will leave it at that. What has happened to date regarding the damage to our league's brand value is clear. We do not want our league's brand value to be damaged any further, so we are not sharing this footage with you. We leave it to the discretion of the public." 

News Source: 12punto