2023-07-05 05:08:08
And the Brazilian Federation announced earlier that Fluminense coach Fernando Deniz would take over the job temporarily, pending contracting with a permanent coach.
Ancelotti, 64, will complete the remaining year of his contract with Real Madrid, Spain, before assuming the task of supervising “Seleção” and leading him in the Copa America scheduled for the United States in June 2024.
Ancelotti is considered among the most successful coaches in the European continent, which won the title of its most important club competition, the Champions League, twice with Milan (2003 and 2007) and Real Madrid (2014 and 2022), in addition to many local titles, most notably the Italian League (2004). With Milan), the English (2010 with Chelsea), the Spanish (2022 with Real), the French (2013 with Paris Saint-Germain) and the German (2017 with Bayern Munich).
Ancelotti will replace Tite, who was coach of the national team at the World Cup in Qatar at the end of last year, before he left following the exit of “Selecao” in the quarter-finals at the hands of Croatia, leaving the task temporarily for Ramon Menezes.
On Tuesday, the CBF issued a statement saying that Diniz will be in charge of the team for next year.
“Fernando Diniz will lead the Brazilian national team for a year and I’m sure he will do it with great competence, as he always did during his professional career,” federation president Edinaldo Rodriguez said in a video statement.
In turn, Deniz said, “It is a dream, an honor and a great pride to serve the national team.”
The 49-year-old will coach the national team in six of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, including the confrontations between Argentina and Uruguay.
Brazil begins its qualifiers in September, at home to Bolivia, and then away to Peru.
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