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Marcello Lippi has a good plan
Guangzhou boss gunning for another Champions League title


Marcello Lippi is hoping to sign off by retaining the AFC Champions League title with GuangzhouEvergrande after breaking fans' hearts by confirming he won't return next season.


Since joining Guangzhou in 2012, the World Cup-winning manager guided the club to an epochalvictory in last year's competition, on top of his two Chinese league titles and one FA Cup.


Deep-pocketed Guangzhou saw off FC Seoul in the two-leggedAsian final to be crowned winner and end China's 23-year wait forthe continental title.




However, influential Argentine playmaker Dario Conca announcedhis departure shortly afterwards and last week news broke thatLippi won't stay on after his contract expires this year.


Club president Liu Yongzhuo said the 65-year-old, who has notgiven details about his decision, resisted attempts to persuadehim to stay because he was "tired".


"We expressed our wish in December last year to extend hiscontract, but he did not give us the nod," Liu told a mediaconference.


"We had an extremely long season in 2013. Our team startedtraining in January and didn't finish our obligation until four daysbefore Christmas, so it was very stressful for the head coach," hesaid.


Local media have linked Lippi with the Chinese national team, which will learn in early Marchwhether it has qualified for next year's Asian Cup in Australia.


Lippi has hired attacking midfielder and Italy international Alessandro Diamanti, 30, fromBologna to fill the void left by Conca.


Guangzhou will begin its Group G campaign at home on Wednesday against Australia'sMelbourne Victory.


In Group F, Beijing Guoan has strengthened by hiring Argentine Pablo Batalla from Turkey'sBursaspor and fellow midfielder Ha Dae-sung from pool rival and 2013 runner-up FC Seoul.


FC Seoul, narrow loser to Guangzhou in last year's final, will also have to cope with the loss ofprolific Montenegrin striker Dejan Damjanovic to China's Jiangsu Sainty.


Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers debut in Group H, with Saudi Arabia's Al Fateh the onlyother newcomer.
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