Brazilian soccer confederation chairman Ednaldo Rodrigues mentioned Wednesday that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti might be in command of the nationwide workforce at subsequent 12 months’s Copa America.

Ancelotti has nonetheless not publicly confirmed any take care of the five-time World Cup champions. Brazil has by no means had a full-time overseas coach in command of its nationwide workforce. But the inner stress to take action elevated after Tite, hailed by many as the most effective Brazilian coach within the final decade, didn't ship within the final two editions of the World Cup.

Rodrigues spoke to journalists after he launched Fernando Diniz as the brand new Brazil coach till July subsequent 12 months in a information convention which featured a number of questions over the longer term position of Ancelotti.

“He will be, he will be. You can be sure of that,” Rodrigues mentioned after being requested whether or not he had an settlement with Ancelotti to be the Brazil coach on the 2024 version of Copa America. The 64-year-old Italian coach has a contract with Madrid which finishes when Diniz’s 12-month contract with Brazil is because of expire.

“He (Ancelotti) has already said when he can be here,” Rodrigues mentioned, including that he desires Diniz to work with Ancelotti after the Brazilian’s contract expires.

“That will be up to Diniz, he takes one step at a time,” Rodrigues mentioned.

Diniz is a favourite amongst gamers like Neymar and Thiago Silva, who publicly praised him as a possible nationwide workforce coach earlier than the dialog about Ancelotti had began on the Brazilian soccer confederation.

Executives on the Brazilian soccer confederation have indicated the intention is to attend a season after which usher in Ancelotti to steer the workforce on the Copa America, which might be performed within the United States from June 20 to July 14, and into the 2026 World Cup.

When requested why Ancelotti has not spoken about any settlement to educate Brazil till the 2026 World Cup, Rodrigues mentioned: “That’s a detail. That’s his right, he’s the only one who can speak about it.”

Ancelotti has received a file 4 Champions League trophies as a coach - two with AC Milan, two with Real Madrid. He has had a very good rapport with Brazilian gamers at Madrid, together with Rodrygo, Eder Militão and Vinicius Jr. The latter has change into probably the greatest gamers within the sport below Ancelotti’s steering.

The 49-year-old Fluminense coach Diniz will preserve his job on the Rio de Janeiro membership and be a part of Brazil just for South American World Cup qualifiers. He takes over from Brazil U-20 workforce coach Ramon Menezes, who led the workforce into this 12 months’s friendlies on an interim foundation, shedding two out of three matches.

Tite, Brazil’s earlier long-term coach, left the job after a quarterfinal loss to Croatia within the 2022 World Cup at Qatar.

During the information convention, Diniz mentioned he has by no means met Ancelotti and swerved questions associated to the Italian.

“Ancelotti is a matter for the president, I will speak about my style,” mentioned Diniz, who doesn’t have a major trophy assortment, however is praised by each Brazil followers and gamers for his attacking methods.

“I will repeat what brought me here,” Diniz mentioned in reference to his attacking fashion, mentioning with pleasure that he had “the best raw material in the world to execute my ideas.”

Diniz was launched with out some other teaching staffers in one other trace he received’t keep on the job past his contract. But he claimed to have “total liberty” to carry out his duties till then within the eight matches - presumably extra - that Brazil will play till Copa America begins.

“I talk to a lot of people, I would never be able to do things by myself. We will have CBF staffers, I will bring some people … we don’t do anything in a rush and make mistakes,” Diniz mentioned.

Diniz mentioned he's relying on 31-year-old Neymar to maintain enjoying for Brazil, plus different gamers, “especially those aged 25, 26, 27 with World Cup experience on their backs.”

Brazil’s first match below Diniz might be at house on Sept. 7 in opposition to Bolivia within the first spherical of South American World Cup qualifiers. Until then, Diniz will break up his duties as Fluminense coach within the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian championship.

Rodrigues mentioned that U-20 workforce coach Menezes is prone to coach Brazil’s workforce on the Paris Olympics subsequent 12 months.

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