Salgaocar's hope of defending the title vanished after they lost to East Bengal. Now they are hoping to win all the remaining matches and improve the position.
Currently there are placed sixth with 39 points from 22 matches.
Injuries to Edeh Chidi, Ryuji Sueoka, Tomba Singh and Gilbert Oliveira (double booking) has hit the team hard, but coach Bencherifa is optimistic.
"We have good bench strength and my players are capable of turning things around and win," he said.
Bagan, who have played 24 matches, are on 23 points, the same as Pune FC, and are placed third.
