Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti will make his debut in charge of the Brazilian team, this Thursday, at 20h, against Ecuador.
The match in Guayaquil is valid for the South American qualifiers. However, this will not be the first time the Italian coach will lead a team against the Ecuadorian team.
Ecuador x Milan de Ancelotti
In 2002, while training Milan, he already measured forces with the Ecuadorians in a friendly preparatory for the World Cup.
At the time, played on May 11, 2002, in New Haven, the Ecuador, the Ecuador defeated Milan 2-1. Carlos Tenório and Agustín Delgado scored for La Tri, while Massimo Ambrosini discounted to the Rossoneri.
The game served as a test for Ecuador’s confrontation against Italy in the 2002 World Cup, which ended with Italian victory 2-0.
Twenty -three years after that meeting, Ancelotti, now in charge of Brazil, rediscovers Ecuador at a crucial moment. The Ecuadorian team, led by coach Sebastián Beccacece, seeks to repeat the 2002 feat and maintain the positive record against the Italian multi -champion.
Last training
He arrived in Ecuador on Tuesday night (3) and will do a training, later this Wednesday, at the Monumental Isidro Romero Carbon stadium to recognize the lawn.
