Copa Del Rey: Real Madrid secure 4-0 win in Santiago Solari’s first game in charge

Santiago Solari’s coaching career with the Real Madrid senior team got off to a fine start with the La Liga giants securing an easy 4-0 win over UD Mestilla in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey last -32 on Thursday.

Solari, the coach of the Real Madrid’s Castilla ‘B’ team was handed the charge on an interim basis on Monday after Julen Lopetegui was sacked following the 1-5 humiliation in the El Clasico a day prior.

But on Thursday, Real Madrid showed glimpses of their old self when goals from Karim Benzema, Marcos Asensio, Alvaro Odriozola and Cristo Gonzalez sealed an much-needed emphatic victory for the former La Liga champions.

But Real Madrid would have to name a new head coach real soon as Spanish regulations state that an interim coach can only be in charge of the team for 14 days and after a day more, he would either have to be appointed or dismissed.

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But Solari’s primary focus would now rest on Real Madrid’s matches against Vallaloid on Saturday, against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on November 7 and Celta Vigo the next Sunday.

The La Liga giants have bagged only one point from the last five matches and suffered an embarrassing loss 1-5 against Barcelona in the El Clasico on Sunday.