The coaches from both teams followed their players onto the field.
Capello smiled, extending his hand as he spoke, "We meet again."
"Have we met before?"
Flores asked with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
When Capello had just arrived at Real Madrid, Flores was informed to report to the second team and had to move to Zaragoza during the summer window to have a chance to play.
At Zaragoza, he encountered a severe injury, played only nine matches in one season, and chose to retire at 32.
While Flores was grateful to both his former teams, Real Madrid and Valencia, he held no fondness for Capello.
He had never imagined that ten years later, he would meet Capello in La Liga again, with the latter still being the coach of Real Madrid.
Flores snorted coldly and returned to the bench.
Unperturbed, Capello said, "We have met, haven't we? Forget it, good luck to you."
Capello wasn't someone who apologized.
Nor did he want to apologize to Flores.
