Brazil had sacked coach Dorival Junior after a 1-4 thrashing by Argentina in March and are fourth in the South American qualifying table for the FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada next year
Carlo Ancelotti
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take over the Brazilian national team, according to several Spanish media outlets on Monday.
The 65-year-old Italian has one more year on his contract with the Spanish giants, but is treading rocky ground after a series of major losses. Real Madrid suffered an exit from the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Arsenal and then lost the Copa del Rey final to rivals Barcelona. Although they remain in the hunt to win La Liga, they trail league leaders Barcelona by four points with five games to go.
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As a result, the Real Madrid manager himself has not hidden that a potential exit was on the cards and said discussions over his future at the club were “a topic for the next [few] weeks” after losing to Barcelona 2-3 on Saturday.
Brazil had sacked coach Dorival Junior after a 1-4 thrashing by Argentina in March and are fourth in the South American qualifying table for the FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada next year.
Ancelotti is one of the most successful Real Madrid coaches, having won the Champions League three times across two separate stints. The Italian also won a La Liga trophy last year along with Europe’s biggest title.
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