Carlo Ancelotti’s future at Real Madrid is hanging in the balance after their Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona. The Brazilian Soccer Confederation is reportedly monitoring the situation closely, with a view to hiring him as their next coach.
Real Madrid‘s defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey Final has virtually sealed the fate of Carlo Ancelotti’s cycle. Although he has a contract until mid-2026 and still maintains mathematical chances of winning LaLiga (there are 5 matches left and he is four points behind Barça, leader of the standings), the two finals he lost with Culé and the early elimination from the Champions League, pushed him to the exit door.
And as the Brazilian Soccer Confederation is aware of this, it sent emissaries to follow the Italian’s step by step in these weeks in which he is on the ropes. In fact, Diego Fernandes, a Brazilian businessman close to CBF president Ednaldo Rodrígues, was seen in the Spanish capital and was at the Estadio La Cartuja to see the Final of the federal cup live.
In this regard, media outlets of the Iberian Peninsula such as Mundo Deportivo, assure that next week Carlo Ancelotti will have a meeting with the envoy by the Brazilian entity to make a decision. The idea of the South American side is that he takes the reins of the national team as soon as his cycle at Real Madrid ends.
Potential departure dates
In the event that the board of La Casa Blanca decides to cut the bond before the date stipulated in the contract (June 30, 2026), it could be in two different moments. One, as soon as LaLiga ends. That is, on May 25 (the Merengue will face Real Sociedad at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for matchday 38).
Or two, when Madrid’s participation in the Club World Cup in the United States 2025 ends, which would be between the first days of July or the 13th of the same month, the day that FIFA established for the Final to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
When could Ancelotti take over Brazil?
If Florentino Pérez opts for the first option, Carlo Ancelotti, although it would sound hasty, could even lead the Brazilian National Team in the matches for dates 15 and 16 of the South American Conmebol Qualifiers against Ecuador in Quito and against Paraguay as local, on June 4 and 9.
Failing that, he could land at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in August, to prepare with greater margin the last two commitments of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, which will have them against Chile (L) and Bolivia (V) on September 9 and 14.
