Italian Carlo Ancelotti will take over as head coach of Brazil from 2024, but President Lula does not like the Federation’s decision.

Lula doesn’t want Carlo Ancelotti: “Why doesn’t he solve Italy’s problem?”

The Real Madrid coach is set to start his job at the 2024 Copa America, but Lula believes the Seleção need a Brazilian on the bench.

Although he has faith in Fernando Dinis (the Fluminense coach who will prepare the national team for World Cup qualifiers), the president says he will face a difficult task because Brazil does not have a “very good” generation of players.

“I appreciate Ancelotti, but he was never the coach of Italy. Why does he not solve the problem of Italy not participating in the last World Cup?

Managing a team in Europe with 11 national players is very easy. What is difficult is to come here and coach Corinthians (not close to relegation to the second league). I would like to see if Ancelotti does well at Corinthians.

I’m a fan of Diniz. He is individual and creative, and in the locker room he is the boss. The problem is not Diniz, the problem is that today we do not have the players that were in other eras.” – Carlo Ancelotti for SBT.

Brazil will play its first match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at home against Bolivia on September 7.