On March 1, Beijing time, the first round of the 2024 Chinese Super League season has begun, Shanghai Port won 3-1 away against Wuhan Three Towns with Wu Lei's goal and Wang Shenchao's assist, Muscat got his first victory since he took charge, the port is back on track, Wu Lei also responded to the outside world's doubts with his performance, and in the next game, the port will challenge Zhejiang away, which is a result worth looking forward to.
Shanghai Port did not play as well as they should in the Super Cup, losing 0-1 to Shanghai Shenhua, which put a lot of pressure on new coach Muscart, who was worried that his team had not yet picked up three points in the first game, which was a very unfair thing for Port fans. In this game, Muscat only made one substitution, Wang Zhenao, who came on as a substitute, replaced Wang Shenchao, Gustavo continued to be injured, and Jiang Guangtai sat on the bench. Three Towns' new players are all looking forward to the performances of Romario Balde and Pedro Enrique, and whether they can replace Davidson and Malcom will have a big impact on Three Towns' attack.
After the opening, the players of the harbor showed a high degree of aggression, Oscar and Vargas became the team's main point of attack, in the ninth minute, Oscar took the ball into the penalty area, Wu Lei suddenly entered, scared Liu Dianzuo. In the 10th minute, Wang Zhenao played well on the right wing, he brought the ball to the middle, and Rusa grabbed the ball in the box and pushed it against the post. Three Towns was pressed to play, all relying on Romario to get the ball alone, Pedro Enrique has not fully adapted to the rhythm of the Chinese Super League, he played singles, and the ball control was not good enough, but Three Towns scored first, Romario's shot made Yan Junling pounce, Wang Yi deftly made up for it, and Three Towns led 1:0.
In the 33rd minute, Lu Wenjun on the left side of Vargas passed the ball back to Wu Lei, who scored the ball with a volley, which was also another goal for Wu Lei in five league games, and the last time Wu Lei scored a goal was back on November 16 last year, which was a 2-1 victory in Thailand. Zhang Linpeng and Lu Wenjun were injured one after another, Feng Jin and Jiang Guangtai came on as substitutes, and two substitutes were used up at halftime, and Muscat's formation was also disrupted.
Even so, Harbour also has superstar Oscar, a player who did not perform well in the Super Cup, but scored two goals in the second half, first assisting Wu Lei to score twice, and then Wang Shenchao's free kick, Javier, Muscat and Oscar, all three of whom are their most trusted people, and Oscar's performance is crucial for Port to create brilliance again.
Wu Lei and Oscar played a crucial role in this game, he broke the goal drought, Wu Lei's previous performance in the World Cup and Asian Cup was not ideal, many people thought he was a substitute, but in this game, Wu Lei with his two goals, proved that he is still China's top scorer.
It is worth noting that Harbour played Three Towns in the first game of last season, when they won 2-0, and they came back 3-1 in this game, which is why they have won two consecutive league games against Three Towns. In the second game, Harbour will challenge Zhejiang away from home, and in the second half of last season, they once scored a goal to beat Harbour 4-3, and this Muscat team may also take revenge, so it will be interesting to see if Muscat's team can maintain such momentum.