If Kashima Antlers’ rivals were hoping the champions’ thirst for success had been quenched by three straight championships, the first month of the new campaign suggests otherwise.
Antlers occupy a familiar position in first place in the embryonic league table, standing two points clear of Shimizu S-Pulse after winning three and drawing one of their opening four games.
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