Brazil head of Brazil Sack Dorival Junior after humiliating the defeat in Argentina
Brazil They fired the head of coach Junior with an immediate effect in the light of the humiliating loss of Selecao a Argentine.
The five times world champions have been hit in Buenos Aires on WednesdaySentenced to a 4-1 defeat by their ferocious rivals while their qualifying struggles of the World Cup continued.
The result left Brazil Quarto in the Conmebol qualifications table, a huge 10 points behind the Argentine leaders – who have now booked their place at the 2026 World Cup.
And while six points remain in front of Venuzuela, who sits just outside the six automatic qualifying places, Brazil made the decision to call time on the kingdom of Junior in shelter after a turbulent year in charge.
“The advice wishes him the success in his continuous career. Hence onwards, the CBF will work to find a substitute,” reads a short declaration of the Confederation of Brazilian football (CBF).
Junior, 62, was in the hot place of Brazil since January 2024, but he endured his right dose of difficulty, winning only five of his 15 games at the helm.
He also supervised a sad America Cup Campaign, with Brazil that crashes into the quarterfinals for the penalties at the hands of Uruguay.
The heavy defeat of massiveness for Arch-Nemeses The Argentine acted as the final drop for the Brazilian brass, a result that has further emphasized the current gulf in terms of quality between the two nations.
Since the last time he got the best of the Albiceleste in November 2019, Argentina marked four victories on their greatest rivals without any response, also raising four important trophies – adding two Copa Americas and a triumph of final to the victory of the World Cup of Stories in Qatar.
Junior did not show any sign of moving the tide to Brazil as a manager, a fact shown in the Argentine capital during the international break of March, leading him to be promptly fired.
Attention now turns to find the replacement of Junior, with Brazil connected to a sensational move for the manager of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti.
The current Italian agreement at Bernabeu runs until 2026, but was supported to resign to Los Blancos this summer following a second sparkling period in the Spanish capital.
One of the most successful managers of all time, Ancelotti is the only coach to have won the Champions League on five occasions, lifting it three times with Reale and twice with AC Milan.
It is also the only manager who has won titles of the National League in all five European championships, adding triumphs with Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain to his vast list of honors.
