Chinese Super League: Wuhan Three Towns top as Marcao hits four while Covid-19 rips up fixture list
- A Covid-19 outbreak on Hainan sees three matches postponed and others hastily rescheduled
- Brazilian striker Marcao stars in a 5-1 thrashing of Beijing Guoan as newly promoted side maintain unbeaten start to life in the top flight
Wuhan Three Towns continue to hold a commanding advantage over defending champions Shandong Taishan in the Chinese Super League standings as a Covid-19 outbreak forced authorities to implement a last-minute schedule reshuffle.
Brazilian striker Marcao scored four times in a 5-1 thrashing of Beijing Guoan to move Wuhan onto 34 points from 12 games as the newly promoted side maintained their unbeaten start to life in the top flight.
Pedro Morilla’s team continue to hold a four-point lead over second placed Shandong, who defeated Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-0 in a rearranged fixture after their meeting with Shanghai Shenhua was suspended because of a Covid-19 outbreak in Hainan.
Play in the Chinese Super League returned to a home-and-away format with the resumption of proceedings earlier this month although clubs must receive permission to play in their own stadiums from local authorities.
Seven of the league’s 18 teams have not been given permits to do so and, as a result, have been playing home games in neutral venues.