<p>Leading the tally with 50 points, Dempo just need a point to take an unassailable 51-point lead over their closest rivals -– Churchill and Mahindra -– way behind with 38 points each.<br /><br />Upbeat about morrow’s clash, Dempo coach Armando Colaco said, “Lajong is a good team, especially at home. There is very little difference between the I League teams. The match is very important. This away game may help us seal the title and we are looking forward to it,” he said.<br /><br />Lajong coach Stanley Rosario said, “They (Dempo) need just one point to become champion. It is a strong and balanced team. It will be a tough match for us even on home conditions.”<br />“Dempo is playing together for three/four years. They have a good combination and understanding between them. This is our last home match, so the boys are all mentally prepared,” Rosario, banking on home support, said. <br /><br />Rosario would also have in the back of his mind that his boys had defeated their rivals 1-0 in the last Federation Cup, though they had gone down in an earlier I-League encounter</p>
<p>Leading the tally with 50 points, Dempo just need a point to take an unassailable 51-point lead over their closest rivals -– Churchill and Mahindra -– way behind with 38 points each.<br /><br />Upbeat about morrow’s clash, Dempo coach Armando Colaco said, “Lajong is a good team, especially at home. There is very little difference between the I League teams. The match is very important. This away game may help us seal the title and we are looking forward to it,” he said.<br /><br />Lajong coach Stanley Rosario said, “They (Dempo) need just one point to become champion. It is a strong and balanced team. It will be a tough match for us even on home conditions.”<br />“Dempo is playing together for three/four years. They have a good combination and understanding between them. This is our last home match, so the boys are all mentally prepared,” Rosario, banking on home support, said. <br /><br />Rosario would also have in the back of his mind that his boys had defeated their rivals 1-0 in the last Federation Cup, though they had gone down in an earlier I-League encounter</p>