With the Chinese Super League and the AFC Cup in the books, the AFC Champions League featured another highly-anticipated match. Taishan beat Kaya by a massive 6-1 score, while Zhejiang narrowly beat Thailand's Force South United 3-2. With the combination of these two matches, we present three messages for soccer lovers to inspire their passion in life.
The day after the AFC Champions League ended, Taishan's central midfielder Moises left the team for Beijing and traveled 18,000 kilometers from Beijing to Dubai for a connecting flight back to Brazil. He played 118 games for Taishan, scoring 33 goals and assisting 40 times, making him a decorated foreigner.
According to Taishan Daily, Moises plans to return to Brazil for a break before considering his future plans. There are currently reports that three Brazilian clubs have expressed interest in signing Moises. One of them is Vitoria, who have already been promoted to the Barclays Premier League, while the other two are Juventud, who are expected to be promoted, and old rivals America Mineiro. Juventud have shown strong interest in Moises, while America Mineiro have been keeping an eye on Moises despite their relegation to the Barclays Premier League this season being confirmed.
Compared to Crowe who is 38 years old, Moises is only 35 years old and is fully capable of playing in the Chinese Super League for 2-3 years. He scored 2 goals in this AFC Champions League and seems to have proven himself. His excellent overall awareness and organizational skills, plus his return to the Barclays Premier League is also a good option.
With the departure of two of Taesan's core players, the team's reinforcement efforts are gradually accelerating, and it seems that the previously rumored Zeca is already set to become a reality. Previously, Zeca liked the Korean media news about his own transfer on social media. Recently, media personality Orange Xiao Liu posted on social media that Taishan's foreign aid Zeca has already said goodbye to the team, and the Korean media claimed that he will wear Choi Kang-hee's team's jersey soon! This means that Zeca is about to join the Taishan team. Zeca, who is 1.90 meters tall, scored 17 goals and 10 assists this season, and played a total of 43 matches. The media called him a "weak version of Fellaini", he has excellent scoring and organizing ability, and he is also younger. It was previously reported that Taishan bought out Zeca's contract for $2 million and doubled his annual salary.
In another AFC Champions League match, Zhejiang played against Buriram United. In the match, Zhejiang's old player Leonardo helped his team equalize a one-goal deficit through an assist from a pass by Li Tixiang, making the score a 1-1 draw. In addition, he also assisted Frank to score the rebound goal. But after the game, he was also involved in a conflict. A blogger "Zhejiang team intelligence team" released a video footage of the clash, in which the No. 10 foreign aid of Buriram United, Sheyi Dayev, locked the throat of the Zhejiang player, and Leonardo then stepped forward to slam a fist. Some fans said Leonardo is definitely a conscientious foreign aid, both on and off the field to help the team and teammates.
Leonardo, whose contract with Taishan expires in February 2026, spent this season on loan at Changchun Yatai and Zhejiang. He performed well and was awarded the honor of top scorer of the season. In the future, we can expect him to be bought out or return to Taishan.
