Vitor Pereira became the fourth man in the Forest hot seat this term when took over following Sean Dyche's dismissal earlier this month.
And given his appointment, to arguably the most precarious job in the Premier League, was only officially confirmed four days ago, things could not have gone much better for the 57-year-old against a club he managed in 2021.
His team played with purpose and were better in every department than a Fenerbahce side yet to lose any of their 22 games in the Turkish Super Lig this season.
Forest were undoubtedly aided by the woeful performance of the hosts who slipped to their heaviest home defeat for three years but there was still much to admire.
Murillo, who was absent for Dyche's final two games, was a commanding presence at the back, while Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson laid a strong platform for the success in midfield.
Unlike in their dismal 0-0 draw against Wolves, there was also a genuine cutting edge in attack, with Igor Jesus working superbly in tandem with the elusive Morgan Gibbs-White.
With a tough game approaching on Sunday against Liverpool as Forest get back to the reality of a domestic relegation battle, Pereira will have been delighted to have been afforded the opportunity to take off key men Jesus, Anderson and Gibbs-White long before the final whistle.
Read more in the match report here or in a feature on Forest's win