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| Oswaldo Oliveira |
Nagoya Grampus follows Kashima. Dragan Stojkovic, the hero of Nagoya and Yugoslavia, came back to his Japanese team for his first jobs as a coach. He is known as he never admits his defeat, not only his characters but he cleans up team's problems that his players starts playing simply and tough. There two teams have not lost yet in five matches.
League favorite Gamba Osaka and Urawa Reds failed to start well. They couldn't score any goals for themselves in first and second game, but they start recall their form and are placed in 3rd and 4th place with ex-champion Yokohama F-Marinos. Next week Kashima goes to Urawa in Saitama Stadium. The match attract the attention of the league.
| 2008 J.League Division 1 Table (6th April) | ||||||||
| PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | |
| Kashima Antlers | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Gamba Osaka | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Yokohama F-Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
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