Carlo Ancelotti to Manage Brazil National Team but…

– The head of the Brazilian football confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, said Carlo Ancelotti will take charge of the Samba team from next year’s Copa America.

Rodrigues said he introduced Fernando Diniz as Brazil’s new coach until July next year.

At the press conference, Rodrigues was bombarded with questions about Ancelotti. Until finally he confirmed that the Italian coach would handle Brazil starting from the 2024 Copa America.

“He (Ancelotti) will do it, he will do it. You can be sure of that,” said Rodrigues after being asked if he had an agreement with Ancelotti to coach Brazil in the 2024 edition of the Copa America.

The 64-year-old Italian coach has a contract with Madrid that will expire when Diniz’s 12-month contract with Brazil ends.

“He (Ancelotti) has already said when he can be here,” said Rodrigues.

Rodrigues hopes current Brazil coach Diniz can work with Ancelotti after the Brazilian coach’s contract expires.

“It’s up to Diniz, he takes it one step at a time,” said Rodrigues.

Prior to appointing Diniz, Brazil had not had a full-time coach since the World Cup, when Tite resigned after their quarter-final defeat by Croatia. Under-20 team coach, Ramon Menezes, who took over as coach of the Under-20 national team in recent friendlies.

Ancelotti, whose contract expires next summer, will become the first foreign coach to take charge of Brazil since 1965. There has been no official statement from Ancelotti nor Real Madrid that he will leave the club next year.

The 64-year-old begins his second spell at the Bernabeu in 2021, after leaving Everton, and has won the Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey and Club World Cup among a string of successes since his return.