At 19 o'clock on July 21, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Chinese Super League kicked off. Nantong Zhiyun sat at home at Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium to face Shandong Taishan, and the starting lineups of both sides in this game have also been released. Cressan returned from the league ban, and Taishan's new foreign aid central defender Marcel and Kazaishvili temporarily sat on the bench.

【Starters of both sides】

Nantong Zhiyun starting XI (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: 23-Xue Qinghao

Defenders: 2-Wei Lai, 15-Liu Wei, 20-Anthony (F)

Midfielders: 30-Rosa (F), 6-Yang Mingyang, 16-Putzlin (F), 25-Cao Kang, 37-Jia Boyan

Forwards: 26-Ye Daochi, 29-Zheng Haoqian

Subs: 1-Li Huayang, 28-Shi Xiaodong, 3-Wang Jie, 13-Song Haoyu, 24-Liang Shaowen, 36-Qiu Zhongyi, 43-Hua Ao, 44-Zhang Yuye, 17-Ji Shengpan, 9-Godinez (F)

Shandong Taishan starters (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: 14-Wang Dalei

Defenders: 13-Zhang Chi, 33-Gao Zhunyi, 5-Zheng Zheng, 11-Liu Yang

Midfielders: 23-Xie Wenneng, 20-Liao Lisheng, 25-Peng Xinli, 28-Maiwulang Mijti

Forwards: 29-Chen Pu, 9-Cressan (F)

Subs: 1-Yu Jinyong, 26-Liu Shibo, 3-Marcel (F), 6-Wang Tong, 8-Delgado (F), 10-Kazaishvili (F), 16-Jia Feifan, 27-Shi Ke, 30-Abdul Suli Abdullam, 31-Zhao Jianfei, 35-Huang Zhengyu, 44-He Xiaoke

Referee: Wang Jing VAR: Tang Shunqi

The Chinese Super League currently has 19 rounds, 8 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 31 points, 20 points behind the top Harbour. Taishan has been winless in 5 league games (3 draws, 2 losses) and has been sluggish recently. Nantong Zhiyun has 3 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses, accumulating only 14 points, ranking at the bottom of the standings. In the last 2 rounds of the league, Nantong Zhiyun suffered 2 consecutive defeats, and the recent situation is also not good.

The two sides have played each other 4 times, with Taishan winning 2 and drawing 2 to remain unbeaten. In the first leg of the Chinese Super League this season, Taishan defeated Nantong Zhiyun 3-1 at home, and Cressan completed a hat trick in that game.