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Kolkata Derby: Mohun Bagan and East Bengal coaches disagree with Igor Stimac

Kibu Vicuna and Alejandro Menendez were not of the same opinion with the national team coach regarding the number of foreign players in India...

The most famous rivalry in Indian football, the Kolkata derby - between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal has been contested for nearly a century now. On Sunday however, it will be the first time both sides are helmed by Spanish coaches.

It will be a derby debut for Kibu Vicuna (Mohun Bagan) who challenges Alejandro Menendez (East Bengal), looking to complete a hat-trick of wins over the Green and Maroons, his first in the regional Calcutta Football League (CFL).