Chennaiyin FC coach Marco Materazzi is 'scared' about his team's excellent record against Mumbai City FC as they square up in an exciting Hero Indian Super league clash at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, on Wednesday.
Chennaiyin FC have won all four clashes against Mumbai City FC since the inception of the league in 2014. But this season, Materazzi has seen history being rewritten. For example, Chennaiyin's battles against FC Goa were always won by the visiting teams — including last season's final — yet Chennaiyin FC broke the trend by winning at home this season. Delhi Dynamos had lost all four league clashes against FC Goa, yet secured a comfortable 2-0 victory against last year's finalists in their last game. "Every year, everything changes, and every ISl is different from the previous year. What scares me actually is that this season, everything is opposite. We won at home against Goa for the first time and that scares me against Mumbai, against whom we usually win," said the Italian World Cup winner.
Chennaiyin FC are placed fifth on the table with nine points from six matches but Materazzi's defending champions can jump to the top of the table with a two-goal victory.