Mario Rivera had a disappointing debut as the head coach of East Bengal after the Kolkata club went down 0-1 to Indian Arrows on Saturday at the Kalyani Stadium.
Rivera, who took over the reins after Alejandro Menendez resigned from his post reached Kolkata on Saturday morning and was present in the dugout against Arrows.
The Spaniard acknowledged that he is facing a big challenge to revive East Bengal’s season. “For me, it is a big challenge and we will give our best. I sat on the bench after 16 hours of flight.