Shanghai Shenhua under Slutsky suffer another defeat

Shanghai Shenhua, led by Leonid Slutsky, suffered another defeat in Matchday 6 of the AFC Champions League group stage. The Chinese club lost away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 and once again finished without points. This was reported by euro-football.ru. reports .

The only goal of the match was scored in the 78th minute — defender Hayato Araki struck the decisive blow for the hosts. As a result, it was Shanghai Shenhua’s third consecutive defeat in the tournament.

After six rounds, Slutsky’s team sit 11th in the standings with 4 points. Hiroshima have collected 11 points and are in third place.