Injury crisis at Beşiktaş: Three players missing ahead of Sivasspor match
Beşiktaş, set to face Sivasspor away in the Ziraat Turkish Cup, is expected to field a rotated squad. It is reported that three players will be unavailable for the black-and-white team in this match.
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Beşiktaş will face Net Global Sivasspor away tomorrow in their first match of the Ziraat Turkish Cup Group D.
The match, which will be played at the BG Group 4 Eylül Stadium, will kick off at 19:00.
The black-and-white team, which was the champion last season, is entering the cup at the group stage this year and will compete in Group D against Kırklarelispor and Antalyaspor, in addition to Sivasspor.
Sivasspor, on the other hand, joined the cup in the 5th round and advanced to the group stage by defeating Ankara Keçiörengücü 4-1 away. The red-and-white team will also compete for points in the group against Kocaelispor and Bodrum FK, in addition to the Beşiktaş match.
3 MISSING PLAYERS AT BEŞİKTAŞ
Gabriel Paulista, Tayyip Talha Sanuç, and Milot Rashica, who continue to struggle with injuries, are not expected to be in the squad for Beşiktaş's Ziraat Turkish Cup match against Sivasspor.
It is anticipated that the black-and-white team's technical director, Serdar Topraktepe, will give opportunities to players who have had less playing time throughout the season in place of the injured players against Sivasspor.
WON THE CUP 11 TIMES
Beşiktaş, which has reached the final 17 times in the Turkish Cup to date, has celebrated the championship 11 times.
Most recently, the black-and-white team defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 in the final played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium last season, winning the cup for the 11th time and adding it to their trophy cabinet.
ONLY ONE WIN IN THE LAST 9 MATCHES
Beşiktaş has achieved only 1 victory in the last 9 matches they have played in the Süper Lig and UEFA Europa League.
After defeating the Swedish representative Malmö 2-1 in the Europa League, the black-and-white team faced RAMS Başakşehir, Göztepe, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hatayspor, Fenerbahçe, Bodo/Glimt, Adana Demirspor, Corendon Alanyaspor, and Çaykur Rizespor respectively, recording 1 win, 4 draws, and 4 losses during this period.
Beşiktaş, which took its only win in this process in the Fenerbahçe derby, is going through a period where it is struggling to win.
Most recently, the black-and-white team, which drew 1-1 away with Rizespor in the Süper Lig, aims to get back on track with a victory against Sivasspor.