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ANTONIO CASSANO, the former Roma striker, is eligible to play against Arsenal in the Round of 16.
Cassano is a hot-shot who is as skilful as Anelka.
He has a freakish degree of dexterity in his feet, a bit like Zico : super-nimble with the ball in tight spaces in the box.
And, unlike anybody at Arsenal, Cassano loves to play in the box, which protects him from the brutal kicks he gets outside the box.
How quickly will Cassano settle in Spain without Capello to guide him?
We can only guess about that.
But he is young and fiery and he will love Zidane’s passes and Beckham’s crosses.
In early 2003 Roma manager Fabio Capello labelled Cassano “Italian football’s biggest talent”, but said, “Obviously, he has to grow up, on and off the pitch.”