The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, assured that in 2024 the national team of his country will have the current Real Madrid strategist, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, on the bench.
Regarding the appointment of Fernando Diniz as the new coach of Brazil to replace the interim Ramón Meneses, Rodrigues gave a statement to Globo television in which he gave as a fact the arrival of Ancelotti in Brazil in the middle of next year, the date on which The technical director’s relationship with Real Madrid will expire.
Speaking about the current coach Diniz, the director pointed out that he was chosen for his style of play, very similar to the one proposed by Carlo Ancelotti in his tactics.
“He is a coach (Diniz) with a game proposal very similar to that of the coach who will take over (the Brazilian team) from the 2024 Copa América: Carlo Ancelotti. They have almost the same game proposal, ”he said.
“There are very good coaches in Brazil and we chose Diniz for his work, which we understand to be innovative since he was the Audax coach. He later went through other clubs in which he maintained the same philosophy of play. He always had the same method and we liked the way he revamped the tactical applications,” he added.
Despite the fact that the hiring of Diniz depended on finalizing some details, including whether the coach will assume any function under Ancelotti’s command, the CBF reported in a statement that the coach will be officially presented as Brazil coach on Wednesday at the CBF headquarters. .
Diniz will make his debut as Canarinha coach next September, when Brazil will face Bolivia and Peru for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.