Advancing no consolation for Lippi
By Qiu Quanlin in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-26 07:40
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Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds defender Tomoaki Makino (left) fights for the ball against Guangzhou Evergrande forward Lucas Barrios during their AFC Champions League group match on Wednesday. Urawa won, 3-2, but Evergrande advanced to the next round. Jiji Press / Agence France-Presse |
A loss did not stop Guangzhou Evergrande from advancing to the next round of the AFC Champions League. But head coach Marcello Lippi let his frustration show in Japan, and was sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle as his team suffered a 3-2 loss at the Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday evening.
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