A year of Ancelotti: see the coach's numbers with the Brazilian team
A year ago, Carlo Ancelotti was officially presented as the new coach of the Brazilian national team. The event ended a negotiation soap opera that lasted months and inaugurated a new "era" for the Brazilian team.
Right on his debut, on June 10, 2025, Ancelotti faced a decisive game: Brazil beat Paraguay and secured their place in the World Cup after an irregular participation in the Qualifiers.
With his place guaranteed, Ancelotti had more peace of mind to try to reach his ideal Brazil, but he had to deal with many absences due to injury throughout the year. Including in the final stretch of preparation for the World Cup, when he lost Rodrygo, Militão and Estêvão, all injured.
Taking advantage of the "Ancelotti Era"
Since arriving in Brazil a year ago, Ancelotti has been trying to find the best formation for Amarelinha. In 10 games in charge of the Seleção, the coach has five wins, two draws and three defeats, a 57% success rate.
In these matches, Amarelinha scored 18 goals and only eight conceded. The average ball possession is 58%, and 2.7 big chances created per game.
Top scorer out of combat
One thing that is worrying for the World Cup is artillery. Under the command of Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil's top scorer is Estêvão, with five goals scored in the 10 matches with coach.
It turns out that the player was left out of the Italian's final list for the World Cup due to a grade 4 muscle injury in his right thigh, suffered in the defeat to Manchester United in April, in a Premier League game.
The other top scorers with Ancelotti are Vinícius Jr., Rodrygo and Gabriel Martinelli, with two goals each. Another seven players found the net once wearing Amarelinha.
Brazilian National Team: Era Ancelotti
- 10 games
- 5 wins
- 2 draws
- 3 defeats
- 57% success
- 18 goals scored (1.8 p/j.)
- 8 goals conceded (0.8 p/j.)
- 27 big chances created (2.7 p/j.)
- 10 big chances given up (1.0 p/j.)
- 13.4 shots per game (4.7 on goal p/j.)
- 9.4 shots from the rival p/j. (3.0 in goal p/j.)
- 58% ball possession
- 6.99 Sofascore Rating
Top scorers of the Ancelotti Era
- Estêvão - 5 goals
- Vini Jr., Rodrygo and Gabriel Martinelli - 2 goals
- Danilo, Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro, Paulo Henrique, Bremer, Lucas Paquetá, Igor Thiago - 1 goal
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Source: CNN