Carrasco, Gaitan and Fonte endure miserable CSL debuts

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Dalian Yifang fell to a crushing defeat in their season opener against Shanghai SIPG despite fielding three high-profile debutants.

Yannick Carrasco, Nicolas Gaitan and Jose Fonte had debuts to forget as Dalian Yifang were thumped 8-0 by Shanghai SIPG on the opening matchday of the Chinese Super League.

The high-profile trio all made surprise moves to the club recently but endured a torrid start to life in China as their Oscar-inspired opponents ran riot.

Oscar’s compatriot Hulk and Lu Wenjun were also on target in the resounding victory at the Shanghai Stadium.