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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti agreed to take over the Brazilian national team, several Spanish media reported on Monday. The Italian veteran has another year on his contract with the Spanish giants, but after the elimination of the Champions League in the quarter -final by Arsenal and the defeat of Copa Del Rey by the Rivaux of Barcelona, is about to leave the Santiago Bernabeu. Ancelotti did not hide a potential outing was on the cards and said that his future was “a subject for the following weeks” after the defeat of Barça on Saturday.
The Spanish media report Ancelotti would take over before the World Cup qualifications in 2026 in June, leaving Madrid before the club’s World Cup in the United States this summer.
Brazil has shaded Dorival Junior after a 4-1 battery by Argentina in March and is fourth in the South American qualification table for the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Ancelotti led Real Madrid to a Champions League and double last season, with the stars of Brazil, Vinicius Junior and Roddrygo becomes vital parts of the team, and is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the club.
During his first fate at Real Madrid, he led them to the Decima – their 10th triumph of the Champions League.
He won the competition three times with white Los over two stays, dismissed in 2015, but returning in 2021 after the resignation of Zinedine Zidane.
This season, Madrid has been defensively fragile and the leaders of Trail La Liga Barcelona by four points, with a defense title their only hope remaining of major silverware.
Ancelotti has also trained AC Milan, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain among other teams.
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