Coach Portugal will have a first taste of his home venue which will also see big support for NorthEast United as many football-mad people from that part of the country stay in the National Capital.
FC Goa's players had applied pressure right from the start and played great attacking football to deny the debutant's any chance of a win.
Uruguayan striker Emiliano Alfaro struck twice, including one in the final minute of the game, as FC Pune City staged a remarkable fightback to beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 on Wednesday.
Debutants Bengaluru FC have started the season with two great wins and ontop the league with six points whereas FC Goa have won one and lost one.
The Maharashtra clubs hit back with victories, with Pune especially impressive in their 4-1 demolition of ATK in Kolkata.
With this win, Bengaluru climbed to the top of the league table with six points from two matches.
Last season's Golden Boot winner Marcelinho once again proved why he was the biggest threat as he struck a double and assisted two goals for Pune.
Mumbai City's Brazilian duo shined for the hosts as they defeated FC Goa in a hard-fought contest on Saturday.
ATK were held to a goalless draw by Kerala Blasters in the ISL opener in Kochi as they are missing their star Tottenham Hotspur recruit Robbie Keane.
The Blasters were playing their second game at home but failed to take an advantage. Their opening match against ATK had also ended in a 0-0 draw.
Bottom-placed Mumbai, who will miss services of injured Leo Costa, were unable to score against Bengaluru, who thrashed them 2-0.
NorthEast United owner, Bollywood actor John Abraham too slammed the incident and said the team stood by the fan who was "victimised".
It was the first win for Chennaiyin at home over NEUFC in the ISL and only their second victory over their North-East rivals.
Jamshedpur's head coach Steve Coppell will return to his old stomping ground where he guided Kerala Blasters to the final last year.
Matias Mirabaje made it 3-0 for the Dynamos in the 66th minute as the Dynamos controlled the game for the most part of the opening for both the sides.
When reminded that NorthEast United have not lost in Chennai, the man who replaced Marco Materazzi did not seem perturbed.
In their six encounters in the ISL history, FC Pune City have managed to defeat Delhi Dynamos only once.
On the opening day of ISL 2017-18, defending champions ATK and last year's runners-up Kerala Blasters FC too failed to break the deadlock in Kochi.
Former Manchester United star was satisfied with his players performance and thought they had done a better job in a goalless fixture.
This was the first time that ATK drew their first away match in an ISL edition, having won in the earlier three occasions.
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