Lippi sought out Del Piero on how to navigate Mariners The Italian job: Guangzhou coach Marcello Lippi. Guangzhou Evergrande might be one of the richest clubs in Asia but they're not taking the Central Coast Mariners lightly, with decorated Italian coach Marcello Lippi even seeking advice from countryman Alessandro Del Piero. The former World Cup winning coach arrived in Sydney on Sunday night before Wednesday's Asian Champions League round of 16 clash against the Mariners. He told Fairfax Media that he tried to call Sydney FC's marquee man to seek advice on the A-League champions to find out as much as he could about his opposition. Alessandro, I called him on the telephone but he's on vacation. Lippi said. Guangzhou owner Xu Jia Ying has made winning the Asian Champions League one of his top priorities and Lippi has responded to his demands by bringing his strongest squad to Australia. He has analysed hours of footage of Central Coast's style of play and has been impressed by what he has seen so far. I don't know them by name but I've seen a couple of videos. In the videos I know a couple of players, I see particularly how they attack. Also in the midfield, it's very attacking. Record signing Lucas Barrios is set to lead Evergrande's attack but revealed that a return to Europe is on the radar. The Paraguayan international signed from Borussia Dortmund last year but has struggled to adjust to life in China and said that he was unsure of his long-term future with the club. The 28-year-old has scored only three times in the league since making his big-money move and was coy about staying in China beyond this season. The truth is that I play day to day. I'm not sure if I might go back to Europe because the reality is that I'm in China today. However I'm young, and I'm going to see over the next couple of months and year," Barrios said through a translator. The culture was complicated at first but after a while, after a year I found my place in the team. For now we're just concentrating on the round of 16. Meanwhile, Central Coast striker Daniel McBreen has secured his future with the Gosford-club by signing a one-year deal on Monday. The 36-year-old was the A-League top scorer last season having bagged 19 goals and said that he had no intention of playing for another club. I said it time and time again that I was so happy here.