Former assistant -Manager of Real Madrid and son of Carlo Ancelotti, Davide Ancelotti, has taken his first step in management, after four years back in the Santiago Bernabeu. After a few flirting with clubs, Ancelotti Junior will manage in Brazil for the first time.
Ancelotti becomes the new manager of Botafogo, according to Marca, after he has agreed to a deal with the Brazilian champions. The Italian has a difficult act to follow, to replace Renato Paiva, less than a year after securing the Brazilian title and their very first Copa Libertadores trophy. Davide Ancelotti has given the green light for a deal.
In recent years, Davide Ancelotti have linked a number of positions. After a fitness coach for Paris Saint-Germain next to his father in 2012, he would spend the next 13 years by his side and then become a coach and then assistant manager. Some of the clubs on his route are Bayern Munich, Napoli and Everton before being repaired to Los Blancos for the second time in 2021.
Everton was one of the parties that reached contact with Ancelotti to offer him work as the senior man who was in charge, followed by conversations with Reims last summer, and this year Parma, Como and Rangers. Ancelotti was at the last combination for the track at Ibrox, but they decided to appoint Russell Martin instead.
With Davide Landing in Rio de Janeiro in the coming days, he will again be close to his father, who signed with the national team of Brazil until the end of the 2026 World Cup in the United States. It is the first time that Davide has worked without his father, although it would be no surprise if he leaned on him for advice.
Davide Ancelotti was well appreciated in Valdebebas, with the young Italian praise for his attention to detail, set-piece work and proximity with the players. Of course this will now be another job for him, but in Real Madrid's 2024 Champions League triumph, Davide Ancelotti got a lot of credit.
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