Veteran Coach Fabio Capello warns Real Madrid not to underestimate Roma: 'They're a different team under Luciano Spalletti'.
The announcement that the Giallorossi and the Merengues would face each other on February 17 for the Champions League round-of-the-last-sixteen came in the midst of a crisis for the Italian team, then coached by Rudi Garcia.
Veteran Coach Fabio Capello warns Real Madrid not to underestimate Roma: 'They're a different team under Luciano Spalletti'.
The announcement that the Giallorossi and the Merengues would face each other on February 17 for the Champions League round-of-the-last-sixteen came in the midst of a crisis for the Italian team, then coached by Rudi Garcia.
But Garcia has been replaced with Spalletti, and recent news that Gareth Bale is likely to skip the bout is making some pundits feel that the result is no longer so obvious.
Among these pundits ranks Capello, who coached and won the title with both teams.
“Let's just say that Real now should feel less confident,” he told Cadena Cope. “They need to be careful, careful, careful.
“Roma are a threat, they can't allow themselves to think this will be an easy game.
“Watch out for Spalletti. They already won three games with him and changed their formation. The players have greater confidence, and more faith in the ideas of the Coach.
“Roma's team is now more organized, they press and they take back the ball quickly. It's a different team.”