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Shanghai Harbour Football Club, which is preparing for the Cup tournament, has suffered an untoward incident in which Oscar, the team's leading player and midfield soul, suffered a fracture at the training ground and is expected to be out of action for about six weeks.
The club made Oscar's detailed injury report public tonight: "Recently, during our Harbor Team's daily training, captain Oscar was unfortunately injured in a fierce scramble. After diagnosis by the hospital, it was determined to be a compression fracture of the toe bone of the right foot, and the treatment and recovery cycle is expected to be about six weeks."
The six-week recovery period means that Oscar is largely out of action until November, which will be a major setback for the Shanghai seaport in the
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The Cup journey is certainly a big blow.
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The Cup will kick off in mid-October, with first and second round matches to determine the top eight by October 20th. Although China
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No specific dates have been announced for the third round and beyond, but according to previous information, the quarterfinals are expected to be completed by the end of October.
If the timeline goes as expected, Shanghai Harbors will have to face the prospect of playing without Oscar in the
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The first three rounds of the Cup.
In the first round of the tournament, the Harbour will face a lower league opponent, and the impact of Oscar's absence will be bearable. However, if the draw for the second round is unfavorable, they may face the strongest teams in the Chinese Super League directly, while the challenge of the third round of the eight-quarter finals will undoubtedly be even tougher.
Oscar's importance to the Harbor team cannot be overstated, and he is irreplaceable. In the 14 games played in the first phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL) this season, Oscar started all the games, contributing three goals and eight assists, which tops the CSL assists list.
Not only is Oscar injured, but the Harbour's other Super League foreigner, Australian international Mooy, will also miss the entire tournament due to his participation in the World Cup qualifiers.
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Cup events.
The absence of two core players in the midfield at the same time has undoubtedly greatly increased the Harbour's chances of making the season
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The difficulty of competing for the title in the Cup.
Nonetheless, if Harbor can overcome the odds and kill the
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Cup quarterfinals, Oscar still has a chance to make it to the semifinals in time for the two-legged tie. In addition, the second phase of the Chinese Super League's title contenders group will only start in December, and this injury to Oscar will not affect the Harbour's final eight rounds of the Chinese Super League tournament.
Oscar, who just celebrated his 30th birthday, also expressed his feelings via social media after the club announced the injury, "Thank you to the team, I'm all right and I'll be back with everyone soon."
