[epa11763561 Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti gestures during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Madrid, in Girona, Spain, 07 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALEJANDRO GARCIA
epa11763561 Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti gestures during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Madrid, in Girona, Spain, 07 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALEJANDRO GARCIA](https://football-italia.net/capello-joked-ancelotti-real-madrid-sacking/) Former Italian coach Fabio Capello joked with Carlo Ancelotti about rumours that Real Madrid could sack him: ‘You are going to eat the Panettone…’
Ancelotti released an interview with Sky Sport Italia on Tuesday after a 3-2 win against Atalanta.
At the very end of the interview, Capello, a two-time La Liga winner at the Bernabeu, joked with his compatriot: “No worries, you are going to eat the Panettone.”
Capello joked with Ancelotti about Real Madrid sacking rumours
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Former Milan and Juventus coach Fabio Capello of Italy managing the Red Team during a charity match for the Slovenian flood victims on September 15, 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In August 2023 major floods occurred in two-thirds of the Slovenian territory due to heavy rain. Deemed as the worst natural disaster of the country. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)
Fabio Capello (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)
It’s a typical Italian expression mostly related to coaches in trouble in the first part of the season. When they don’t get to “eat the Panettone,” a typical Italian Christmas dessert, it means they are sacked before December 25.
Ancelotti heard Capello and smiled and replied: “Non è poco”, which means “It’s already enough”, before leaving the interview in a good mood and wishing everyone a good Christmas.
Reports in Spain in November suggested Real Madrid had considered sacking Ancelotti after a poor run of results in the Champions League and La Liga.
The Merengues have won six of the last ten games across all competitions, losing the remaining four.
Ancelotti is under contract at the Bernabeu until June 2026.
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