Actively preparing for the war
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The Shanghai seaport of the Cup received bad news as team captain and central midfielder Oscar will be out of action for about six weeks due to a fracture he sustained in training.
Tonight, Shanghai Seaport Club officially released Oscar's injury - "Recently, in a regular training session of the Seaport team, captain Oscar was accidentally injured during a scramble. After being sent to the doctor for examination, he was diagnosed with a compression fracture of the right toe bone, requiring a treatment and rehabilitation cycle of about six weeks."
Oscar will not be able to return to the pitch until November, which will have a direct impact on Shanghai Harbor's campaign this year.
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The Cup's mission.
this season
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The Cup tournament will begin in mid-October, with both the first and second rounds to be completed by October 20 to produce the top eight. Although the Chinese
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The Association has not yet announced the exact date of the tournament after the third round, but according to previous sources, the quarterfinals will also be completed by the end of October.
If this is indeed the timetable, the Harbors will have to play without Oscar
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The first three rounds of the Cup.
In the first round, the Harbour will play a team from a lower league, and the impact of Oscar's absence isn't too big. But if the draw is bad, it's likely that they'll meet in the second round
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Stronger teams, as for the third round of eight finals are certainly more grueling.
Oscar's importance to the Harbor team cannot be overstated and his role is irreplaceable. In this year's
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Oscar started all 14 games in the first period, scoring three goals and adding eight assists to rank
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First place on the assists list.
And it's not just Oscar who's out injured, another Harbour team
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Outside back and Australian international Muay will also be due to take part in the
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Absence of qualifiers
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The Cup's full tournament.
The absence of two key top players in the midfield at the same time has undoubtedly allowed the Harbour to shock the season
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The Cup championship is considerably more difficult.
Of course, if Harbor can pull through and kill the
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Oscar is still expected to make it to the two-legged semifinals if the Cup quarterfinals are on the line. Also.
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The second stage of the title race will not start until December, and this injury to Oscar will not affect the Harbour's final eight rounds of the
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Match.
Oscar, who just celebrated his 30th birthday last week, also said via social media after the Harbour Club officially released the status of his injury, "Thank you to the team. I'm fine and will see you all again soon."
