FC Goa vs Inter Kashi Kalinga Super Cup 2024: Manolo Marquez has no excuses, Inter Kashi coach 'ready to fight'

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FC Goa reached Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening and are set to play a match on Friday afternoon against I-League outfit Inter Kashi in the Kalinga Super Cup.

But the Gaurs coach Manolo Marquez doesn't want to make an excuse for that and is prepared to kickstart their Kalinga Super Cup campaign on Friday.

The two teams are drawn in Group D along with defending champions Odisha FC and last year's runners-up Bengaluru FC and it is being regarded as the toughest group of this year's Super Cup.

And ahead of the match, Manolo Marquez doesn't want to make any excuses for the short preparation and admits they are in the toughest group of the competition.

"It's not about excuses. We arrived today and we play tomorrow like a normal game in ISL when you arrive one day before the competition," Marquez said in the pre-match press conference on Thursday.

"Inter Kashi are a very good team and Carlos Santamarina (Inter Kashi coach) has a lot of experience in India. And we are prepared, we know it will be a difficult game. My feeling is that we are in the toughest group in the tournament," he added.

Inter Kashi won the playoff match against Rajasthan United to enter the main phase of the tournament, and their coach Carlos Santamarina is ready for the battle.

"We are the weakest team in this group and we play three of the best teams in the country. But nobody should think we are here for holidays. We are ready to face and challenge the big teams with passion. We will fight for every game for sure," the Inter Kashi coach Carlos Santamarina said ahead of the match.