He Botafogo reached an agreement with the Italian Davide Ancelotti To assume the position of coach of the Brazilian club, according to the ‘GE’ portal on Sunday. Ancelotti will assume his first job as a coach and leave his brand new position in the Brazilian team, which he assumed a month ago, as a member of the Technical Commission directed by his father, Carlo Ancelotti.
The 35 -year -old coach replaces Renato Paiva in the Botafogo, who was fired after the elimination of the team in the round of 16 of the United States Club World Cup. Carlo Ancelotti’s son began his assistant career in 2015 and has gone through clubs such as Naples, Everton, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Davide joined the Brazilian team in early June after the negotiations he had started with the Scottish Rogers did not prosper to assume the direction of that team.
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In the Botafogo, he will have the challenge of straightening the course of the team in the Brazilian league, a championship in which he occupies the eighth position after day 11, and continue advancing in the Copa Libertadores. In the continental competition, the Botafogo qualified for the round of 16 as second in Group A and will face the Quito League in this phase. The Carioca Club, owned by the American tycoon John Textor, had in 2024 the best year in its history, with a double in the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian League.
