Vincenzo Alberto Annese will hope to be third time lucky. NorthEast United FC showed some inconsistent glimpses of character in their last two Indian Super League fixtures — the Italian coach's first two at the helm — but still fell short of the elusive first win of the season.
He will, however, hope that on Saturday when ATK Mohun Bagan come calling at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, his wards will show more consistency in attack as well as defence to kick start the second leg of the league stage with more optimism.