Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: FC Seoul striker Adriano has been named the Toyota Player of the Week for a third consecutive time after scoring twice and providing an assist as the K League Classic side maintained their 100% record in the AFC Champions League with a 4-1 win over China’s Shandong Luneng on Wednesday.
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The two goals at Jinan Olympic Sport Centre saw Adriano take his AFC Champions League tally to nine goals in just three games, while the Brazilian set-up team-mate Go Yo-han to attract a rating of 8.5 having also completed 24 of 31 passes and won four duels.
Earlier, Adriano scored four as FC Seoul opened their Group F campaign with a 6-0 win over Buriram United in Thailand before the Brazilian netted a hat-trick as Choi Yong-soo’s side recorded a 4-1 home win over Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dejan Damjanovic was also on target for FC Seoul against Shandong, while also providing an assist for Adriano, as the K-League Classic side moved three points clear at the top of the table.
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Sanfrecce striker Takuma Asano finished second with a rating of 8.3 after scoring twice as the J.League champions beat Buriram 3-0 to record their first points of the campaign.
Asano also completed 19 of 20 passes and won five duels at Hiroshima Athletic Stadium.
And FC Seoul duo Go and Damjanovic finished in a tie for third after attracting ratings of 8.1 having also found the net alongside Adriano at Jinan Olympic Sport Centre.
Another Brazilian striker, Shanghai SIPG’s Elkeson, meanwhile, finished fifth after attracting a rating of 7.4 after scoring twice as the Chinese Super League side recorded a 2-1 win over Japan’s Gamba Osaka.
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