Kolhapur, January 02: Pune FC begin their New Year campaign with an aim to improve their unimpressive I-League record against bottom-placed Air-India in a round seven encounter at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium here tomorrow.
Two losses to the Mumbai side makes the clash a dead-serious affair despite PFC going into the game, buoyed by the win against Salgaocar SC as compared Air India who were handed a humiliating 1-6 defeat by East Bengal at Kolkata.
To make matters worse, PFC so far have not managed force a win during their visits to Kolhapur which includes a loss and a draw.
Air-India?s defeat to East Bengal could go either way for PFC, which is exactly what PFC coach Derrick Pereira felt after a practice session at the stadium.
“How they (Air-India) are going to come out of defeat is something time will tell,” the coach said.
–Agencies