'China's Maradona' looking to keep the dream alive
China Daily | Updated: 2017-08-31 07:49
SHANGHAI - Brazilian star Oscar calls Wu Lei "the best Chinese player" and for most of his career Wu has carried the burden of being called "China's Maradona".
He will need to shine his brightest on Thursday night in Wuhan if China is to prolong its razor-thin hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup with a victory over Uzbekistan.
Wu upstaged his $72 million teammate Oscar in Shanghai SIPG's 4-0 mauling of Guangzhou Evergrande in its AFC Champions League quarterfinal first leg last week, scoring twice in three minutes and winning a penalty.
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