In recent years, teams have used the Durand Cup to test their best budding talents ahead of the league season and the youngsters have taken their chances with both hands, as per the Indian Super League (ISL) press release.
Punjab FC has announced the signing of three exciting talents – midfielders Leon Augustine and Prasanth K. Mohan, and defender Melroy Assisi for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Leon and Prasanth come with Indian Super League (ISL) experience as they are signed from Bengaluru FC and Chennayin FC
NEROCA FC and Rajasthan United went toe to toe for a place in the next round. In the end, NEROCA made the grade with a 3-1 victory in the penalty shootout after 90 minutes of regulation time and then another half hour of extra time ended in a 2-2 deadlock.
Thus, both Mehrajuddin Wadoo's Mohammedan Sporting and Caetano Pinho's former I-League champions finished on 26 points, but Aizawl got the seventh position because of a better head-to-head record. Their win over the Kolkata side on Republic Day in Aizawl proved to be decisive
It was yet another flawless performance by Staikos Vergetis's team here at Ambedkar Stadium. The final score was 4-0 as defender Hmingthanmawia rubbed salt in the wounds of Rajasthan United with a precise header off Juan Nellar's free-kick in stoppage time.
While Sreenidi has been in scintillating form at home, they have relatively struggled on the road, losing on two of their last three trips (1-2 to Mumbai Kenkre and 0-1 to Rajasthan United)