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East Bengal take on Namdhari with quarters spot at stake
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Kolkata: East Bengal FC take on in-form Namdhari FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday with a place in the Durand Cup quarterfinals at stake.
Namdhari under Argentine coach Fernando Capobianco are currently topping Group A with back-to-back wins.
East Bengal, on the other hand, have played only once, starting their campaign with a comfortable 5-0 rout of South United FC.
Six group winners and two second-best teams will advance to the quarterfinals. However, given the tournament's format, head-to-head count may play a significant role in determining which team will make the knock-out stage.
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If Namdhari win on Wednesday, they will automatically progress with a perfect record in the group stage.
East Bengal can also advance as the group topper with a win against the I-League side because of the head-to-head rule. South United and Indian Air Force have one point each from two matches and are out of the reckoning.
"It's true that our team is in better conditions than the first game. But let's go game by game. Namdhari have won two matches and have six points. So it's important for us to get the win tomorrow because there can be a head-to-head (situation)," East Bengal coach Oscar Bruzon told reporters before supervising the team's practice session on Tuesday.
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Key midfielder Souvik Chakrabarti is set to return but PV Vishnu will continue to be sidelined because of an injury.
All eyes will also be on whether newcomers Moroccan forward Hamid Ahadad and Argentine defender Kevin Sibille would be used in the match.
Bruzon, however, made it clear that participation of the players would depend on match situations.
"This is preseason and we need to be smart in using the players," he said.
