Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has made a plea to the Premier Soccer League ahead of their busy schedule.
The Brazilians restored their six-point lead at the top of the Betway Premiership with a 4-0 thrashing of Golden Arrows.
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Sundowns will now have four games in nine days coming up, starting with the Tshwane Derby on Wednesday.
Cardoso has stated the league campaign should have started sooner in order to help South African teams competing in the CAF Champions League.
"We need to focus on many things at the same time, we need to focus in preparing for the matches in the best way. We need to rotate players and we need to focus a lot on recovery, because it's important," Cardoso told SuperSport after the game.
"But anyway, it's important that next year the championship does not start so late, because this will play against the South African teams that are competing internationally.
"And I think it's an appeal to PSL to give us an opportunity to prepare for our Champions League matches in the best way and also manage the championship accordingly because it will be very tough."
