Visit of Sevilla could make or break Solari's Real tenure


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Leganes v Real Madrid - Butarque Municipal Stadium, Leganes, Spain - January 16, 2019 Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari during the match REUTERS/Javier Barbancho/File Photo

(Reuters) - The tide of opinion is turning against Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari in the wake of haphazard results, timid performances and baffling team selections less than three months after he succeeded Julen Lopetegui.

The former Real Madrid and Argentina midfielder faces the stiffest test of his tenure on Saturday at third-placed Sevilla, who thrashed the European champions 3-0 in September, spelling the beginning of the end for Lopetegui.

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