Capello wary of Rapid threat

JUVENTUS have made an excellent start to the Serie A season but coach Fabio Capello insists he is not taking Rapid Vienna lightly ahead of tonight’s Champions League Group A tie.

Many pundits are saying Juve and Bayern Munich are certainties to progress into the knockout phase at the expense of Rapid and Club Brugge but Capello begs to differ.

He said: "Rapid are a team who play with humility and are very good on the counter-attack because they have two fast and skilful forwards. They are also dangerous with the dead ball and take good free-kicks and corners."

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