Guangzhou Evergrande's summer import Lucas Barrios will play full minutes in the CFA Cup match against Henan Wednesday, the Chinese champions' coach Marcello Lippi confirmed on Tuesday.
"We will make many chances in tomorrow's game. Lucas will start and play full time if no physical problems happen," Lippi said at the pre-match press conference.
Guangzhou suffered a bitter defeat to city rivals R&F Sunday night. The Italian flogged the players for their attitude.
"They didn't show their desire to win the match, which upset me most. We are not the team newly promoted last season when our opponents sometimes underestimated our power. We are the title holders, we are everyone's target," Lippi said.
Henan is currently at the bottom of the Chinese Super League standings. The club fired Finnish coach Jan Versleijen and appointed Chinese Shen Xiangfu as new coach on Sunday.
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