Carlo Ancelotti starts this Monday (26) his career as coach of the Brazilian team. The 65 -year -old Italian prestigious said goodbye to Real Madrid last Saturday and now focuses on his responsibilities at the head of the national team of Brazil.
Your first task will be to give a crowded interview at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, scheduled for 15h. At the event, he will announce the players’ summons to the team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers of the 2026.
Ancelotti’s debut will be in Guayaquil on the 6th, when the team will visit Ecuador at Guyaquil Monumental Stadium. Then 10, the day, the Italian will lead the team at home for the first time: at Itaquera stadium, Brazil will face Paraguay.
Yellow-green formation ranks fourth in South America with 21 points. The top six advances directly to the World Cup. The seventh will have to fight in the recap for a vacancy.
Only four rounds remain for the end of the qualifying tournament. Since the distance from the Brazilian team to the seventh place, Venezuela, is now six points, it is within reach to ensure the World Cup classification in the first two games of Ancelotti.
