Carlo Ancelotti heads to stadium for Brasileirão match this weekend | OneFootball

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·4 September 2026

Carlo Ancelotti heads to stadium for Brasileirão match this weekend

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Coach Carlo Ancelotti will be at Nilton Santos Stadium to watch the match between Botafogo and Palmeiras next Sunday (6) in the Brasileirão.

The match takes place on the eve of the Italian’s first squad announcement after the World Cup, scheduled for next Wednesday (9) in Rio de Janeiro.


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Among the Botafogo and Palmeiras players, only defensive midfielder Danilo was included in the World Cup squad.

The Brazilian National Team will play friendlies against Australia and India during the next FIFA international window.

Last weekend, Ancelotti watched two Premier League matches and one Ligue 1 match from the stands: Lille vs. PSG, Tottenham vs. Newcastle, and Chelsea vs. Brighton.

In the coming days, he and his assistants will watch several matches in Europe and Brazil.

Check out the list below:

Friday (4)

PSG 1 x 2 Monaco (Simone Montanaro - performance analyst)

Betis 1 x 0 Real Madrid (Mino Fulco - assistant coach and fitness coach)

Genoa 1 x 4 Como (Francesco Mauri - assistant coach)

Saturday (5)

Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham (Paul Clement - assistant coach)

Fluminense vs. Vasco (Cristiano Nunes - assistant coach and Bruno Baquete - performance analyst)

São Paulo vs. Atlético-MG (Thomaz Araújo - performance analyst and Paulo Victor - Brazil U-20 head coach)

Sunday (6)

Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Paul Clement - assistant coach)

Botafogo vs. Palmeiras (Carlo Ancelotti and Rodrigo Caetano)

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