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The Kalinga Warriors face Owen Coyle’s Chennaiyin FC at home in their ISL-10 opener.
Sergio Lobera’s men will be aiming to start their Indian Super League 2023-24 season with a win at home following their defeat to Mohun Bagan SG in our AFC Cup opener earlier this week.
Odisha FC possesses a decent home record against the Marina Machans with two wins at the Kalinga Stadium. A last-minute finish by Nandha last season saw Odisha FC steal all three points against Chennaiyin FC at home last season.
Chennaiyin FC has never won a game in their seven away trips to Odisha FC. The Marina Machans have only won against them at neutral venues (both in 2021) since 2016.
Sergio Lobera mentioned at the pre-match press conference that the squad is fully fit and there are no injury concerns ahead of today’s game. He said that the players are ready and want to prove themselves at the start of a different competition.
Carlos Delgado shared Sergio’s thoughts on the same explaining that the boys are hungry and want to redeem themselves in their first home game of the season.
Narender Gehlot and Aniket Jadhav will miss this game as they are currently on India international duty in China for the 19th Asian Games.
Owen Coyle returns to Chennaiyin FC for the second time, he previously led Chennaiyin FC to the ISL semifinals the first time he was appointed as head coach. There are immense expectations from the fans this time around as they will want to see Coyle repeat the same heroics.
Chennaiyin FC brought Rafael Crivellaro back again this season. The 34-year-old midfielder will have the responsibility of leading Chennaiyin FC’s attacking endeavours against the Kalinga Warriors.
The match kicks off at 17:30 IST and will be broadcast live on Sports 18, Sports 18 HD, Sports 18 Khel, VH1, VH1 HD, DD Bangla, and OneFootball for international coverage (select regions). JioCinema will livestream the game on its platform.
