According to Wang Xiaorui, a reporter from the well-known domestic media Sports Weekly, Guoan midfielder Gao Tianyi suffered an ankle injury on the evening of October 19th, Beijing time, and will most likely be unable to attend the current Chinese Super League match. Due to Gao Tianyi's failure to appear in this round of key matches, Guoan team will have five midfielders without participation. This invariably gives Shanghai Seaport a favorable condition to achieve victory and win the title.
Gao Tianyi was reportedly injured in a previous match for the Chinese men's soccer team against Uzbekistan and is likely to miss the game. In that match, Gao Tianyi had a poor performance as a substitute and gave Uzbekistan a penalty kick to equalize after a reckless foul in the penalty area.
In addition to Gao Tianyi, Zhang Yuan was out for a long time due to injury, Zhang Xizhe was banned for the season and reimbursed early, and De Souza is being treated for a knee injury in Brazil. On October 13, Guoan and Guozhou warm-up match, Nai Bijiang failed to play due to injury. These four midfielders are also likely to miss the match against Shanghai Port, Guoan in the midfield position, suffered a serious shortage of manpower, the
As of now, the Chinese Super League has played 27 rounds of matches and Beijing Guoan has accumulated 45 points and is currently in fifth place. They still have a chance to qualify for the AFC Champions League next season. Currently, Shanghai Seaport is in first place, eight points ahead behind Shandong Taishan. If they win this round, they will win the championship two rounds ahead of schedule. So far, the balance of the match has been tilted in favor of Seaport. Seaport will host Beijing Guoan at 19:35 on the 20th.
