Buri Ram: Cerezo Osaka proved too strong for Thai League 1 side Port as they cruised to a 3-0 win in their 2021 AFC Champions League Group J match yesterday.
The Japanese giants had goals from Yosuke Maruhashi, Yoshito Okubo and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
Levir Culpi’s side bounced back from a 1-1 draw with the Thai side on Wednesday to pick up their third win of the group phase and move on to 10 points from their first four games and continue to lead the standings.
Culpi brought back Hiroshi Kiyotake, Tiago Pagnussat and Riki Harakawa in the starting line-up and the move paid off.
John Baggio put the ball in the net for Port in the third minute, only for his effort to be ruled out for offside.
Cerezo took lead on 12 minutes through Maruhashi, who converted Kiyotake’s bisecting cross.
The Japanese club doubled their advantage shortly before half-time when Okubo fired…
