The group stage excitement has begun in the Ziraat Turkish Cup. Competing in Group C, Fenerbahçe will host Beşiktaş in the first match of the group stage. While the exciting wait before the cup derby continued, the deficiencies in both teams’ squads drew attention. With the latest statement made by the yellow-dark blue team regarding the health status of Anderson Talisca, the number of missing players increased to 13. Accordingly, in Yellow Canary;
Ederson and Jhon Duran will be absent due to their leave, Fred due to suspension, Edson Alvarez, Archie Brown, Nelson Semedo, Anderson Talisca due to injury, and Dorgeles Nene and En Nesyri due to the African Cup. On the other hand, Mert Hakan Yandaş will not be able to play in the derby due to the betting investigation, and Cenk Tosun, İrfan Can Kahveci and Rodrigo Becao will not be able to play in the derby due to the decision to leave the squad.
In Beşiktaş, Wilfred Ndidi and El Bilal Toure will not be in the squad because they are in the national team. On the other hand, Jota Silva and Cengiz Ünder are not expected to play due to injury.
The match between the two teams will start on Tuesday, December 23 at 20:30.