SIPG met the Manatees in this round of the Chinese Super League, and the team's center Gustavo was in good form in this game, scoring a hat-trick. SIPG relied on the strong performances of Gustavo and Wu Lei to defeat their opponents 5-0. After Gustavo's hat-trick, he now has 16 goals in the Super League this season, the second highest scorer in the league. Gustavo can have such an outstanding performance, so that fans call Sun Xiang a treasure for SIPG.
When Sun Xiang introduced Gustavo from Jeonbuk Hyundai in Korea, he didn't spend a penny. Gustavo was reduced to a substitute in the late Jeonbuk Hyundai period, allowing him to leave as a free agent. Sun Xiang did not hesitate to send an invitation to Gustavo to join the SIPG team. The annual salary offered by the Shanghai Port team to Gustavo is not high, which is less than 9 million yuan.
After Gustavo joined the team without a signing, he showed good adaptability and put on a goal-scoring performance. Whenever the SIPG team is in a stalemate in the game, Gustavo can always stand up as soon as possible and stage a good show to turn the tide. Therefore, Gustavo has become Wu Lei's most reliable new striker partner. Gustavo can play a role as a strategy and fulcrum in the center forward position of the SIPG team.
In this case, Wu Lei has more space to take the ball and shoot, so that his goal efficiency and number are also greatly improved. Therefore, Wu Lei and Gustavo are mutually successful, and at the same time, Gustavo's outbreak has also solved the stubborn problem that SIPG does not have an excellent center. After the center of the Shanghai Port team left Haysen and Hulk, there has been a lack of excellent foreign support.
To this end, the SIPG team has introduced strong reinforcements such as López, Ndiaye, and Pinco. After these shooters joined the SIPG team, they all started high and went low, and did not show a convincing performance in the game, and were finally sent away by Sun Xiang. Fortunately, Son Xiang picked up a treasure from Jeonbuk Hyundai in Korea this season, and Gustavo showed good adaptability after arriving in the team. Hopefully, Gustavo can continue to perform well and help SIPG win the Chinese Super League title.