Telegram of People’s Daily from Guangzhou on May 17, 2012 – Evergrande Group held a press conference in Guangzhou on May 17, 2012, officially announcing that the Italian famous coach Marcello Lippi would take the place of Lee Jang-Soo as the chief coach of Guangzhou Evergrande Football Team, with the contract term of two and a half years. According to Marcello Lippi, he would develop Guangzhou Evergrande Football Team into an international team so as to defend the championship in the Chinese Football Association Super League, and would try his best to lead the Team to achieve the goal of winning the championship in the AFC Champions League.