Under-pressure Be?ikta? hosts Kayseri
Turkish Super League leader Be?ikta? will take on Kayserispor on April 30 at its new home with the hopes of avoiding any more slip-ups in the title run-in.
The Istanbul side is feeling the heat from rival Fenerbahçe after last week's draw with Aknisar Belediyespor, which it only achieved thanks to a last-minute goal by Cenk Tosun on April 23.
Fenerbahçe, which beat Trabzonspor 4-0 the next day in an away game marked by violence against a referee in the last minute, is now only three points behind the leader and would claim the title thanks to a better goal difference in their head-to-head meetings in the event the two sides finished level.
Internal unrest marked the week for Be?ikta?, with media reports suggesting that Tolgay Arslan quarreled with winger Olcay ?ahan, as Veli Kavlak, another midfielder recovering from injury, fought Tosun during training on two consecutive days.
Media reports said coach ?enol Güne? harshly slammed all the players, warning that those who cause problems "will not be together with us anymore."
Be?ikta? will visit city rival Galatasaray, which long ago gave up the ghost in the title race, next week.
Kayserispor is in a relatively comfortable position in league with no hope of a spot in next year's European cups and seven points clear of relegation. But the Central Anatolian side has beaten Be?ikta? in half of the last 16 encounters.
"Be?ikta?'s title hopes is none of my business," Kayseri striker Sinan Bak?? told Anadolu Agency, adding that the team wanted to remain far from the bottom of the standings.
Fenerbahçe will host Gaziantepspor on May 1 as it seeks to maintain the pressure on Be?ikta?.
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