Sidiki Cherif will miss Sunday’s trip to ikas Eyüpspor after suffering a right ankle trauma from a blow in training, Fenerbahçe announced, and he will be joined on the sidelines by Matteo Guendouzi and Marco Asensio.
The club said Guendouzi began treatment after feeling pain in his calf during the Konyaspor match and that Asensio’s knee pain had increased, ruling all three players out of the ikas Eyüpspor squad for Sunday’s fixture at Chobani Stadium.
The absences matter because this is the season’s final league day and the match carries more at stake for the hosts: Eyüpspor still require one point to guarantee their place in the top flight for next season. Fenerbahçe travel to Eyupspor on Sunday having already been confirmed as runners-up to Galatasaray in the Super Lig table.
The numbers underline the imbalance going into the match. Fenerbahçe’s season has included an undefeated home record at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium — 11 wins and five draws — even though this game will be played at Chobani Stadium. Eyüpspor, by contrast, have registered just three wins from 16 away contests and collected 13 points on the road, but they arrive off a 4-0 victory over Rizespor in their most recent outing.
Tension sits in the details. Fenerbahçe lose three players with distinct issues — a right ankle trauma for Cherif, a calf problem for Guendouzi and worsening knee pain for Asensio — while Eyüpspor, who need only a point to secure survival, will also be without Angel Torres because of suspension. The clash therefore couples Fenerbahçe’s late-season squad depletion with Eyüpspor’s mixed away form and urgent need for a result.
What happens next is simple and immediate: both teams meet on Sunday at Chobani Stadium and the result will decide whether Eyüpspor can complete their mission to stay up. For Sidiki Cherif — sidelined by the ankle trauma he suffered in training — the final will be watched from the bench rather than the pitch, and his absence could be the small hinge on which the final-day fate of both clubs turns.
