When Bangalore FC and Odisha FC square off in the Super Cup final here on Tuesday, it will be a battle of endurance. While Bangalore, who won the inaugural Super Cup in Bhubaneswar in 2018, will be vying for their second championship, this will be Odisha's first opportunity to win any hardware.

Both the teams qualified for the ISL playoffs this season. Odisha lost out to ATK Mohun Bagan at the first hurdle while Bangalore  made it to the final but went down to the same opposition on penalties. Tuesday’s summit clash at EMS Corporation Stadium will be Bangalore ’s third final of the season. They lifted the Durand Cup in September last year, where they also met Odisha in the quarter-final stage.

 Roy Krishna’s 121st-minute winner made the difference in a nail-biting contest on that occasion. Bangalore  have had their fair share of tight matches in the Super Cup. Simon Grayson’s men emerged toppers in a closely-contested Group A, finishing above Sreenidi Deccan FC, Kerala Blasters FC and RoundGlass Punjab FC with five points.In the semi-final, after keeping Jamshedpur at bay in the first half thanks to goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s heroics, Bangalore  powered through in the second half with goals from Jayesh Rane and captain Sunil Chhetri. If Bangalore  win the final on Tuesday, they will also contest the Club Play-offs for the AFC Cup Group Stage against Gokulam Kerala.Representing India on the continental stage after two years is the main prize for the club, according to captain Sunil Chhetri.

“Winning the AFC Cup play-off will be the ultimate thing. Everything comes secondary. We have been fortunate to play in a lot of AFC tournaments, but we weren’t there in the last couple of years. We will do everything to get back,” said Chhetri.Odisha head coach Clifford Miranda said there is no pressure on them.”To be honest, we don’t approach this match as a first final. For us, it’s another game where we have to do the right things against a very good opponent,” he said.

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