Former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho scores in Guangzhou Evergrande's win

DALIAN: Former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho scored as reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Shenzhen FC 3-1 in the third round of the 2020 Chinese Super League here on Tuesday.

Guangzhou went ahead in the 27th minute when winger Wei Shihao drove home a rebound off Shenzhen goalkeeper Guo Wei.

Eleven minutes later, veteran defender Zhang Linpeng made it 2-0 with a header from a corner. John Uzuegbunam pulled one back for Shenzhen early in the second half when he headed in a cross from the left flank.But Paulinho wrapped up the win for Fabio Cannavaro's side when Guo failed to hold a shot from Wei, and the Brazilian easily tapped home in the 81st minute, shortly after he had a goal disallowed for offside. IANS

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