Most likely successor – Dorival Junior from Sao Paulo
Fernando Dinizwho has served as head coach since the summer of 2023 Fluminense And Brazil national teamlost his post in the national team.
This decision was made by the President of the Brazilian Football Confederation Ednaldo Rodriguezwho was previously suspended from his duties by a Rio de Janeiro court, but yesterday, January 4, was reinstated.
It was assumed that Diniz, appointed to the post of… O. head coach Seleção on July 5, 2023, will lead the national team for a year until Carlo Ancelotti is released. However, it recently became known that the Italian will extend his contract with Real Madrid. Rodriguez stressed that he made a promise to Fluminense President Mario Bittencourt that his coach would not combine work for the club and the national team beyond the agreed period.
The Seleçao management was probably pushed to an early severance of relations with Diniz by the unsatisfactory results of the national team. Under the leadership of the 49-year-old specialist, Brazil began qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with two victories, then drew and suffered three defeats. In the South American qualification, the Pentacampeons are in sixth position after six rounds.
Fluminense finished seventh in Brasileirao 2023. In addition, Diniz’s team recently reached the final of the Club World Cup, where they crushingly lost to Manchester City (0:4).
Current Sao Paulo coach Dorival Junior is considered the favorite to succeed Diniz.
Source: Sportarena
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