FC Goa will look to secure a third consecutive win when they welcome Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Sunday in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18. The Gaurs have found the back of the net maximum number of times so far, but will face a defence that has leaked few goals this season. The hosts need to be at their prolific best in front of goal to ensure they solidify their position in the top four.

Prior to the match, Goa’s head coach Sergio Lobera spoke to the media and revealed that their new signing Mark Sifneos could be available for selection. “I focus on how the players perform in training,” Lobera stated. “I cannot guarantee players a place on the basis of how they’ve done before. It will depend on how they do in training and you will see tomorrow. Sifneos is available for tomorrow’s match.”

The Spaniard also informed why Adrian Colunga was released by the club. “Colunga was injured before the two games he was available for,” he revealed. “He played for one game and a half. After that, he came and spoke to me and put a request to leave the club and we acted on that.”

While scoring has been the Gaurs’ forte, the defence has definitely not, speaking on which the 41-year-old remarked, “A coach has to always think on his feet. We always try to improve as much as possible and defensive improvement is part of that. We don’t want to sacrifice what we have. The day we keep a clean sheet I will be happy.”

Lobera was also of the opinion that they did not deserve to lose the reverse fixture and that his team was up to the task. “What we have to focus is on ourselves,” he said. “We can’t think about the other team. I don’t think we deserved to lose in the reverse fixture. We need to ensure that we do as much as possible.”