Fenerbahçe Confirms Talisca Out of Samsunspor Trip

The Istanbul club issued an official statement explaining the Brazilian star's absence: Our player Anderson Talisca, who felt pain after a blow he received in the Lyon match, was re-evaluated in today's final training session. As a result of the evaluation, our player was not included in the squad for the Samsunspor match. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Mert Gunok returned to the squad after missing the last four official matches due to a thigh strain.

The club also included new signing Kojo Peprah Oppong, who was officially presented earlier in the day, in the squad for the away fixture. The full squad for the Samsunspor match is as follows: Ederson Moraes, Mert Gunok, Tarik Cetin, Milan Skriniar, Nathan Ake, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Yigit Efe Demir, Levent Mercan, Archie Brown, Nelson Semedo, Mert Muldur, Matteo Guendouzi, Ismail Yuksek, N'Golo Kante, Bartug Elmaz, Irfan Can Kahveci, Oguz Aydin, Mason Greenwood, Dorgeles Nene, Romelu Lukaku, Vedat Muriqi. Fenerbahce will face Samsunspor away in the Super Lig's third-week fixture. The club's statement confirmed Talisca's absence was due to the injury sustained in the Lyon match, with the decision made after his condition was assessed in the final training session before the trip.