When the history of the J. League’s 2020 season is written, it will tell of an unstoppable force that dominated the conversation from start to finish, demolishing every team in its path along the way.
And no, it wasn’t the coronavirus.
In a year unlike every other, Frontale's remarkable title run has made even their past championships seem almost pedestrian. The team clinched its third J. League first-division crown with a record four games to spare, manhandling Gamba Osaka 5-0 in front of a “capacity” crowd of 11,370 at Todoroki Stadium.
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