Atletico de Kolkata look to begin home-leg on a high note

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.

ATK coach Teddy Sheringham confirmed that the Irish forward will not feature in Sunday's encounter.

"We are looking forward to Robbie to come back. Things have progressed well. He won't play tomorrow but maybe next week or after that. We have other players who can score, not only Robbie," the 51-year-old coach told the match-eve news conference.

The Irishman is treating an injury back home but the coach insisted that ATK have players who can score goals.

"We're hoping that with progress he (Keane) will be available next week or maybe the week after that. We have players that can score goals, it's not just about one player."

The visitors are smarting from their 2-3 defeat at home as they will be banking on Emiliano Alfaro, who had netted five goals for NorthEast United last season. Sheringham was not taking the Ranko Popovic-coached side lightly.

"They are a very dangerous outfit. They have some exceptional players. They lost the last game but in some areas they are very good," he said about Pune side which finished sixth last season. Having played their home matches at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, ATK will also look forward to playing at the Saltlake Stadium.

"We are here to impress our fans," the coach said.

Taking up the responsibility of his side's defeat against Delhi, Pune coach Popovic said that he is open to suggestions from players with ISL experience and looked forward to getting three points.