ISL 2018, ATK vs FC Goa: Old rivals jockey for position ahead of crucial tie
The HinduIt will be a case of differing stimulus when representatives of the two power-centres of Indian football – ATK and FC Goa – renew their rivalry here at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. If one has to go by the remark of Goa’s Spanish coach Sergio Lobera, then the difference lies in the status of the two teams in the current league standings. “I think ATK is a team that is obliged to win the game and for us it will more about the excitement of winning it,” Sergio Lobera, the FC Goa head coach said setting the trend for what could be a high intensity duel. They can be pleasing on the eye going forward but they can also be vulnerable.” Coppell said referring to FC Goa losing at home 1-2 against Bengaluru FC in its previous outing. I think that is the challenge for anyone playing against Goa.” The host is also struggling in an attacking sense having lost Nigerian forward Kalu Uche and then his replacement Uruguayan Emiliano Alfaro to injuries.