Coach Aloisi oversees stunning capitulation in Chinese Super League title race
Needing just one point from its final four games to claim the CSL crown, coach Aloisi's Chengdu Rongcheng loses every game and blows a 14-point lead in the run home.
Chengdu Rongcheng, a team coached by Socceroos legend John Aloisi, experienced a shocking collapse in the final games of the Chinese Super League title race. With only one point required to claim the championship, the team failed to secure any points, allowing Dalian Yingbo to overtake them and capture the title. Despite leading the standings by 14 points with five rounds to go, Chengdu lost all four of their remaining games.
The match against Dalian ended in a 3-1 defeat for Chengdu, despite a late goal from Brazilian forward Wellington Silva. Dalian had already secured the title by defeating Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 3-1 earlier in the final matchday. Fans expressed their disappointment, with police intervening to maintain order at the team hotel. Aloisi, who made the move to China in January to replicate his success at Western United in the A-League, expressed his disappointment and vowed to work on the team's shortcomings after the loss.
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