Vasquez will make his first start for Beşiktaş when the club hosts Fatih Karagümrük in Trendyol Süper Lig week 31 at Tüpraş Stadyumu on April 27, 2026, kick-off 20.00.
Beşiktaş manager Sergen Yalçın named a lineup that read as both necessity and experiment: Vasquez in goal alongside Taylan, Agbadou, Emirhan, Rıdvan, Ndidi, Rashica, Olaitan, Orkun, Toure and Oh. The visitors fielded Grbıc, Esgaio, Biraschi, Lichnovsky, Mladenovic, Barış Kalaycı, Berkay, Bartuğ Elmaz, Traore, Larsson and Serginho.
Vasquez, a 27-year-old goalkeeper loaned from AS Roma in the winter transfer window, starts in Beşiktaş's first XI for the first time and is set to play his first match for the club. His inclusion follows the unavailability of Ersin Destanoğlu and Murillo because of suspension, forcing Yalçın to turn to a new name between the posts.
The selection carried other notable returns and surprises. Taylan is back in the starting XI after months on the sidelines; his last appearance came on February 5 in the Kocaelispor match. Sergen Yalçın also handed Milot Rashica a chance on the right wing — Rashica had not started a Süper Lig match since January 26 against Eyüpspor. At the same time, Cerny and Cengiz Ünder were left on the bench, while Kartal Kayra missed the squad because of injury and Gökhan Sazdağı and Djalo were not included.
The confirmed lineups underline the stakes: the match will be broadcast on beIN Sports 2 and TOD, and Batman Pusula listed the fixture as part of week 31 on April 27, 2026 at 20.00. The choices on the teamsheet reflect pressure on both clubs — Beşiktaş, according to the same report, wants to shore up its place near the top of the table, while Fatih Karagümrük is fighting to move away from the lower positions.
The immediate weight of the selection is clear. A goalkeeper making his debut, two suspended keepers, a returning midfielder and a winger given a route back into the side are all concrete facts: Vasquez is 27; Taylan last played on February 5; Rashica last started on January 26. Those dates and names shape how each club will approach the 90 minutes at Tüpraş Stadyumu.
There is a tension inside Yalçın’s choices. Leaving experienced attacking options on the bench while starting Rashica and Olaitan suggests a search for rhythm and quick impact rather than slow rotation. The suspensions of Ersin Destanoğlu and Murillo remove established defensive voices and hand responsibility to a newcomer. At the same time, the absence of Kartal Kayra with injury and the non-selection of Gökhan Sazdağı and Djalo narrow Beşiktaş’s available permutations should the game require adjustment.
The scene is straightforward: a manager has reshuffled his eleven under constraint, and a 27-year-old loanee will be under the stadium lights for the first time. How that reshuffle translates into points is the match’s immediate consequence. If Vasquez and the altered midfield deliver a clean, steady performance, Beşiktaş can claim a result that matches its stated intention to strengthen its position near the top; if the experiments fail, questions about depth and selection will sharpen.
Yalçın has put immediate responsibility on a new goalkeeper and a retooled attack. The choice makes the April 27 match more than another fixture on the calendar: it is a test of whether urgent squad adjustments can produce the points Beşiktaş needs and whether Fatih Karagümrük can exploit the changes to climb away from trouble. The outcome will tell which approach the manager must pursue next.
