In the match in the first round of the Chinese championship, Shanghai Shenhua, coached by Russian expert Leonid Slutsky, beat Meizhou Hakka.
The meeting ended with a score of 2:0.
Among the winners, Brazilian Andre Luiz scored a double.
In the match in the second round of the Chinese championship, Shanghai Shenhua will play against Qingdao USA Island. The meeting will take place on March 8. The teams will take to the field at 15.00 Moscow time.
The Russian specialist took charge of Shanghai Shenhua in December 2023. Before China, Slutsky’s last place of work was Rubin Kazan. Under his leadership, the team took the penultimate place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) in the 2021/22 season and was relegated to the First League.
Slutsky is also known for his work at CSKA Moscow. He led the team to the RPL title three times, won the domestic Cup and the Super Cup twice.
Slutsky led the Russian national team from 2015 to 2016. Under his leadership, the national team finished fourth in its group at the 2016 European Championship, after which he left his post.
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