New Delhi: Hosts FC Pune City will eye a move to the top of the Indian Super League standings with a win over Jamshedpur FC on Wednesday. Pune have 19 points from 11 matches and are third and full points against Jamshedpur will propel them past leaders Bengaluru FC (21 points after 11 matches) and second-placed Chennaiyin FC (20 points from 11 outings). Jamshedpur are fifth with 16 points from 11 games.
What will further motivate Pune will be the return of their coach Ranko Popovic after a four-match touchline ban.
Popovic is confident of a good show on the morrow though they have lost three times at home so far.
“We have played some good games here. We’ve played nice, good and organised football. If we consider only the result, then its different,” Popovic said on Tuesday.
Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell said Pune were tough opponents, particularly star striker Marcelinho, who has six goals and five assists from nine outings.
“They have some strong players from the attacking sense, some good players. We have to do our best to deal with that,” said Coppell.
