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Odisha FC take on Jamshedpur FC for their season opener on Tuesday, October 11 at the Furnace in Jamshedpur.
After the club’s inaugural Durand Cup campaign, where they won all four group-stage games without conceding once. The Juggernauts narrowly missed out on the semifinal spot after going down to Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals.
Josep Gombau and his coaching staff started work early ahead of the new season and have been constantly building a competitive squad up for the new season of the ISL. The club saw major Indian arrivals in the transfer window with the likes of Raynier Fernandes, Michael Soosairaj, Narender Gahlot, Denechandra Meitei, Amrinder Singh, Lalthuammawia Ralte, and Niraj Kumar bolstering the squad.
The Juggernauts will be traveling away from home for two consecutive games against Jamshedpur FC and Mumbai City FC.
Meanwhile at Jamshedpur FC with Aidy Boothroyd at the helm, the Red Miners have brought in the likes of Pratik Chaudhari to add to their defense alongside Peter Hartley and Eli Sabia. Germanpreet Singh made a move from Chennaiyin FC to join the men in red, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was another midfield addition for Jamshedpur FC in the transfer window. New recruit Harry Sawyer will lead the attack along with Ishan Pandita and Daniel Chima.
Odisha FC brought Josep Gombau back to take charge once more. The Spanish tactician tasted success in his first season at Odisha FC and was praised for his style of play. Carlos Delgado made a comeback as the defender was Josep’s first foreign signing in the transfer window. Diego Mauricio also returned to the Juggernauts after his short stint with Mumbai City FC. The Brazilian netted 12 goals and assisted two in his previous outing with Odisha FC. Saul Crespo, Pedro Martin, Victor Rodriguez, and Osama Malik were also brought in to restructure the squad ahead of the new season.
Josep and his boys will look to kick off their proceedings with a win against Jamshedpur FC. An enticing encounter is on the cards at Jamshedpur.
