“Although the two clubs have reconciled, once there is any incident against discipline the CFA must interfere and investigate. We can’t tolerate any similar behaviour,” said CFA commissioner Yu Hongchen.

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Hulk was in action on Sunday as SIPG consolidated second-place in the Super League with a 1-0 win over Tianjin Teda thanks to a first-half goal from defender Fu Huan.

SIPG trail leaders Guangzhou Evergrande by three points after the defending champions edged out Changchun Yatai 1-0 thanks to a spectacular second-half strike from defender Zhang Linpeng.

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“You all know that we’ve just come back from Australia and game was very difficult for us,” said SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas following last week’s AFC Champions League defeat by Western Sydney Wanderers.

“We suffered some fitness problems, but fortunately we withstood their attacks in the second half.”

Elsewhere, Shandong Luneng missed out on a chance to keep pace with the leaders as a last-minute strike from Alex Teixeira saw Jiangsu Suning claim a first win of the season after snatching a 2-1 win.

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“It feels so good to score a goal in the last minute. The fans are always with us no matter if we win or lose. I feel this win belongs to all of us,” said Teixeira after Ramires had equalised for Jiangsu just before the hour mark after Diego Tardelli had opened the scoring for Shandong midway through the first half.

“This game could be a turning point for us. It’s like an injection of fresh strength into us and now we can do better in the future.”

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