It is already official: the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) confirmed Monday to Carlo Ancelotti as a new Brazil coach, national team from which the still technician of the Real Madrid It will take charge at the end of the League 2024-25. He will work at the head of the 'Seleçao' on May 27.
There is the circumstance that Ancelotti It will be the first foreign coach who will hold the position of coach of Brazil, The pentacampeone of the world, as a project already permanently and in the modern era. The Uruguayan Ramón Platero directed to Brazil In 4 games in 1925, while the Argentine Filipo Núñez He did it in a friendly against Uruguay In 1965 and the Portuguese Joreca, in friendlies also against Celeste in 1944.
Own CBF He stressed in his statement this fact, that Ancelotti will be the first foreign to direct the 'Canarinha', and specified that having chosen the Italian “joins the only selection that has conquered 5 world glasses and a technician who has achieved innumerable records in European football.” The debut of Ancelotti at the head of the Brazilian team is scheduled for June 6 before Ecuador in the South American classification league for the World Cup.
Brazil He had other Europeans in the past at his spotlight as possible objectives for the coach, including Pep Guardiolabut only the option of Ancelotti, although it came to be discarded. Joreca (Portugal) and Filipo Núñez (Argentina) only directed Brazil in friendlies.
The still technician of Real Madrid thus becomes coach number 85 in the history of the Brazilian team. Ancelotti reveal a Dorival Juniorappointed in January 2024 but only 14 months in office. It was dismissed after 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. The humiliating defeat by March 26 against Argentina It gave rise to its dismissal.
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Luiz Felipe Scolari He was the last one whose orders Brazil was proclaimed world champion (in Korea and Japan 2002 after defeating Germany in the final). Then they passed through the bench of the 'Seleçao' Mario Zagallo, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Ricardo Gomes, Dunga, Jorginho (as interim), Mano Menezes, again Scolari, again Dunga, Tite, Ramons Menezes (interim), Fernando Diniz (interim) and Dorival. The first Brazilian coach in history, Rubens Salles Sylvio Lagreca (between July 21, 1914 and September 27 of that year).
