Brazil’s President Unsure Whether Carlo Ancelotti Can Lead Brazil’s National Team to Glory.

• Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is not convinced about the choice of Carlo Ancelotti as the next Brazil coach
• Da Silva said the Italian has not coached Italy, who failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup
• Brazil have been without a permanent coach since Tite resigned after the quarter-final defeat to Croatia in Qatar

The Brazil National Football team have been without a manager since Tite resigned after the Selecao were eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but are set to appoint Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The country's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is unconvinced about the choice of the Italian who has achieved plenty in Europe.

Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues recently revealed Ancelotti will lead Brazil to Copa America in June 2024.

Fernando Diniz will be the team's interim manager for a year while he still keeps his role with club side Fluminense. Under-20 coach Ramon Menezes has coached the national team since, per BBC.

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Da Silva is unconvinced about Ancelotti

The president is not sure if the Italian manager can lead Brazil since he has not coached the Italian team who missed the 2022 World Cup.

"He was never coach of Italy. Why doesn't he solve the problem of Italy, which didn't even play in the last [2022] World Cup?" via ESPN.

Ancelotti has coached some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain. He is the only coach to win the UEFA Champions League four times.

Da Silva wants Ancelotti to save his Corinthians first.

"It's very easy to lead a team in Europe with 11 national team players. It's hard to get here and get [relegation-threatened] Corinthians. I want to see if Ancelotti would fix Corinthians. My Corinthians are suffering a lot."

The five-time World Cup winners have not had a foreign manager since 1965. He coaches Brazil internationals Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao, and Rodrygo at Madrid.

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5 candidates to replace Ancelotti at Madrid

Sports Brief earlier reported on five candidates who could replace Ancelotti when he leaves his role with the Spanish giants

Julian Nagelsmann has been linked with the Los Blancos ever since Bayern Munich fired him in March. Other top candidates are Jose Mourinho, Xabi Alonso, and Zinedine Zidane.

Brazil have not reached the World Cup finals since 2002.