Carlo Ancelotti He began his career as Brazil coach This morning before Ecuador between huge expectations and willing to leave your stamp before Ecuador. Nothing magical happened. The Canarinha tied zero with a dull game and without the charm that is always expected of the world's pentacampeone. The match belonged to the classification phase for the 2026 World Cup.
Brazil He jumped to the Monumental stadium, from Guayaquil with a very classic approach to the Real Madrid ex -render: an orderly block, advanced pressure and a direct and vertical game.
The initial idea was blurred over the minutes until losing the game initiative and being at the mercy of a rival who had no weapons in attack to disturb Alisson Becker's goal.
From the initial beep, Ancelotti followed the game standing in the technical area and at a few moments he sat on the bench, attentive to the development of a game that the Canarinha began well planted on the court, without being surprised by the local team.
However, he barely generated danger to Ecuador, who has the best defense of the qualifiers, and has received five goals in 15 games.
Without occasions
The world's pentacampeone barely had two clear chances of goal, first in a forced shot of Vinícius Júnior inside the area and then in a shot from outside the area of Casemiro that did not take enough strength.
On the eve, Ancelotti had already anticipated that he hoped to be able to achieve “the best version of Vinícius”, those of the great nights of Santiago Bernabeú, and in front of Ecuador was the most prominent player inside a team that shone little in the offensive facet.
The Real Madrid striker was the most unbalanced since the left wing, as recognized by 'Carletto' at the end of the game, but he could not master that flank of the field and at times fell on the right wing without finding the play that tilted the game.
The Italian had already warned that he was looking for a team that attacked and defended collectively, because no matter how much talent that Brazil can have “individualities are no longer enough in modern football,” as the technician said in the previous one.
One of the most involved in this mission was Estevao, the young right end of the Palmeiras, who made his debut with the absolute selection without weighing the shirt by demonstrating a good harmony with Richarlison and Vini. Thanks to a recovery from Estevao, the only opportunity that Real Madrid player had on his feet came.
Renewed attack
The second half did not change the dynamics and, with the change of the system of Ecuador, which went on to play with three defenses and two lanes, the Canarinha was more pressured and uncomfortable.
After the game time the variants arrived and the Italian chose to renew Vinícius's attack companions by putting Matheus Cunha on the court instead of Richarlison and Gabriel Martinelli to the detriment of the debutante Estevao.
“It was to give energy to the team,” he said later at a press conference, where he highlighted the commitment and defensive effort of the two titular attackers who were replaced. Who was more frustrated by the change went to Richarlisonwhom 'Carletto' already had under his orders in the Tottenham Hotspur.
In the final stretch, the Brazilian team was content with the draw as a visitor to Ecuador, as he said Ancelotti In the subsequent press conference, in which he described his debut as a Brazil coach as a “very special” and promised to work to improve the offensive game. “It's a good point, now to win Paraguay,” he said.