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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take over the Brazilian national team, several Spanish media outlets reported on Monday. The veteran Italian has one more year on his contract with the Spanish giant but after quarterfinal Champions League elimination by Arsenal and Copa del Rey defeat by rival Barcelona, is poised to depart the Santiago Bernabeu. Ancelotti has not hidden that a potential exit was on the cards and said his future was “a topic for the next weeks” after defeat by Barca on Saturday.
ALSO READ | Rashford expected to miss rest of season with hamstring injury - Report Spanish media report Ancelotti would take over ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June, leaving Madrid before the Club World Cup starts in the United States this summer. Brazil sacked Dorival Junior after a 4-1 thrashing by Argentina in March and is fourth in the South American qualifying table for the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada. Ancelotti led Real Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last season, with Brazil stars Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes vital parts of the team, and is one of the most successful coaches in the club’s history.
In his first spell at Real Madrid he led it to La Decima—its 10th Champions League triumph. ALSO READ | Klopp congratulates Liverpool on Premier League 2024-25 triumph He has won the competition three times with Los Blancos over two stints, sacked in 2015 but returning in 2021 after Zinedine Zidane resigned. This season Madrid has been defensively fragile and trails La Liga leader Barcelona by four points, with a title defence its only remaining hope of major silverware.
Ancelotti has also coached AC Milan, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain among other teams. Comments Related Topics Carlo Ancelotti / Real Madrid / Barcelona / Champions League / Copa del Rey / Dorival Junior / Vinicius Junior / Rodrygo / AC Milan / La Liga Latest on Sportstar.
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