Ahmed Musa on the bench as Andrea Pirlo suffers defeat in first match at Fatih Karagumruk

Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa started the 2022/23 Turkish Super Lig season on the bench as Fatih Karagumruk played hosts to Alanyaspor on Sunday evening.

The match was also Andrea Pirlo's first match in the Turkish league as coach of Fatih Karagumruk after the Italian legend took the reins during the summer.

However, both Musa and Pirlo started the season on the losing side, going down 4-2 to the visiting Alanyaspor at the Vefa Stadium in Istanbul.