Carrasco, Gaitan and Fonte endure miserable CSL debuts
Dalian Yifang fell to a crushing defeat in their season opener against Shanghai SIPG despite fielding three high-profile debutants.
Yannick Carrasco, Nicolas Gaitan and Jose Fonte had debuts to forget as Dalian Yifang were thumped 8-0 by Shanghai SIPG on the opening matchday of the Chinese Super League.
#SuperLigaChina J1#ShanghaiSIPG - #DalianYifang 8-0 (@oscar8 1', 14' y 75', Hulk (PG) 37', Wu Lei 60', 65' y 83, Lü Wenjun 84') pic.twitter.com/oUVPlFPxLJ
— Super Liga China ⚽️🇨🇳 (@CSLfutbol) March 3, 2018
The high-profile trio all made surprise moves to the club recently but endured a torrid start to life in China as their Oscar-inspired opponents ran riot.
The former Chelsea midfielder netted a hat-trick to start his season in style, with Wu Lei also scoring a treble.
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Oscar’s compatriot Hulk and Lu Wenjun were also on target in the resounding victory at the Shanghai Stadium.
.@CarrascoY21 and @nicogaitan will join Dalian Yifang on a permanent deal.
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) February 26, 2018
Best of luck in China!
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Fonte joined the China League One champions from West Ham, while Carrasco and Gaitan both joined from Atletico Madrid.