CCTV Will Broadcast Shenhua's Match This Weekend; Fans May Have to Wait Until AFC Champions League Two Matches to See Mineiro Again

In the 26th round, Shenhua will play Chongqing Tonglianglong away. On September 4, Shenhua had already flown to Chongqing to prepare for the match. The game will be broadcast by CCTV. This is the second time this week that Chongqing has received a nationwide CCTV broadcast. During the midweek matches, they lost to Yunnan Yukun, and both teams were eliminated during the week, leaving morale low.

However, Chongqing Tonglianglong also received good news. Shenhua's Mineiro was sent off with a red card for pushing down Mao Weijie while the ball was not in play and kicking him during the Chinese FA Cup quarterfinal against Dalian Yingbo. He was also given an additional three-match suspension. This means he will not only miss this match, but also games against Yunnan Yukun and Wuhan Three Towns. If he can play against Shenzhen Peng City and at home against Qingdao West Coast, he will have made only 10 appearances throughout the season. If not, he may finish this league season with only single-digit appearances.

However, Shenhua fans are not worried about a lack of options in attack. Asue and Latang can still play, and Teixeira is also fit. The substitute position for Mineiro can be filled by Liu Chengyu. After a long period of treatment and rehabilitation, he has also joined the Chongqing traveling squad. Liu Chengyu was once a local forward whom Slutsky focused on developing and was also one of the former three standout players of the national youth team (alongside Kuai Jiwen and Wang Yudong). However, his appearances this season have decreased because of injuries.

Fans who want to see Mineiro again do not necessarily have to wait until the match against Shenzhen Peng City a few months later, because Shenhua will host Singapore's Tampines Rovers on September 17. Mineiro may still appear, since his contract expires at the end of the year; as long as he remains with the team, the club must pay his salary and he must play for the team. In addition, on September 27, Shenhua will play a friendly match in Shanghai Jinshan against Russian powerhouse Zenit, and Mineiro may also feature. Shenhua will have AFC Champions League Two matches in October, November and December. The writer also hopes Mineiro can complete his final duty. Although his contract with the club ends at the end of the year, he himself understands that the club is unlikely to sign him and will not renew his contract, mainly because his playing time over the past two years has been too limited. He made 14 league appearances in the 2025 season, and in the 2026 season he may make at most 10 league appearances.