Soweto coaches hope for a spectacle

PRETORIA — It’s the first derby for both coaches, but they are dealing with it like old hands.

Roger de Sa of Orlando Pirates and Stuart Baxter of Kaizer Chiefs both realise that the matches leading up to the big one will have little influence at FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon. De Sa could only manage a goalless draw in Pirates’ midweek game away to Chippa United at Athlone Stadium, while Chiefs registered an emphatic 3-0 victory against Ajax Cape Town in Polokwane.

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