The time is edging ever-closer to the Chengdu Rongcheng vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima AFC Champions League Elite clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players have now been announced.
First off, the starting line-up for Chengdu Rongcheng which has been officially confirmed as:
Chengdu Rongcheng
Jian Tao #30
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Age: 24
Nationality: China
Place of birth: China
Gurfinkel, Y
Letschert, T
Romulo Jose Pacheco da Silva
Also known as Romulo
Midfielder
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Yang, M
Chow, T
Shihao, W
Silva, F
Li, Y
Dong, Y
Hu, H
The team sheet line-up for Sanfrecce Hiroshima has also been confirmed as:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Keisuke Ōsako #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Taichi Yamasaki #3
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shuto Nakano #15
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hayato Araki #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kadoma, Japan
Tsukasa Shiotani #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Komatsushima, Japan
Naoto Arai #13
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Tolgay Arslan #30
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Paderborn, Germany
Satoshi Tanaka #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagano, Japan
Sōta Nakamura #39
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Takasaki, Japan
Ryo Germain #9
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Kosuke Kinoshita
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
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