Cannavaro crisis builds after Evergrande's exit

SHANGHAI - Fabio Cannavaro is under growing pressure at Guangzhou Evergrande after the Chinese heavyweight exited the AFC Champions League and has now failed to win in five straight matches over the past two weeks.

The Italian World Cup winner said his former side Tianjin Quanjian showed greater desire as Alexandre Pato scored in a 2-2 draw in Guangzhou on Tuesday to squeeze into the Champions League quarterfinals on away goals.

The 44-year-old Cannavaro, who left Tianjin to take over the Chinese champion from Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari in the offseason, has seen his side go out of the Chinese FA Cup and now the continent's top club competition in the space of two weeks.