Besiktas were held to a 2-2 draw in a heated Istanbul derby clash in the Turkish Cup semi-final at the Vodafone Park.
Anderson Talisca missed the 3-1 win over Fenerbahce five days ago due to suspension but was in the starting line-up on Thursday.
Talisca was on best behavior but the same cannot be said for everyone in the cup clash.
There was a total of eight yellow cards and three red cards over the course of the 90 minutes.
Talisca ended up putting on an impressive display scoring and providing an assist.
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Talisca netted the equaliser, narrowly missing getting kicked in the head by his teammate Alvaro Negredo in the process.
Talisca with the equaliser! narrowly missed getting fly kicked in the head by his own teammate @lbertozzi pic.twitter.com/7d1NhKInLM
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 1, 2018
The Brazilian attacking midfielder also provided Negredo with the assist for the opening goal.
GOL! Negredo gave Beşiktaş the lead in the derby but check out the precision on the assist from Anderson Talisca ? pic.twitter.com/DBrJ9f3jnv
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 1, 2018
Turkish-Football report that several clubs have expressed an interest in Talisca including Liverpool.
The Reds have been scouting the Brazilian attacking midfielder on loan from Benfica.
The 1.91m tall Besiktas star on loan from Benfica has been directly involved in 19 goals this season – 14 goals and five assists.
