The Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of the Brazil national team, spoke about the Seleção's match against Norway, which will bring the two teams together as part of the 2026 World Cup tournament.
The Brazil national team will meet its counterpart Norway in the round of 16 of the World Cup tournament, and the match between the two teams will take place this evening, Sunday, at the New York New Jersey stadium.
Ancelotti's statements
Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil's coach, began his statements made before facing Norway, saying: "I think the quality of ball possession has improved. In the first match, we made many mistakes, and now the team is more precise in handling the ball, passing errors have decreased, and the chances of success in attack have increased."
The Brazil coach continued: "We don't have a player at Paquetá's level, Danilo is different, and Martinelli is a winger, so I have plenty of time to think, and as usual, I thought about it, made my decision, and in such times, confidence is the most important."
He explained: "We don't have players in the team at Lucas Paquetá's level, we have to replace him with other players, Danilo is different from Gabriel, who is different from Cunha, who is different from Ederson, and we will consider what is best for the team, knowing the opponent's strengths."
He added: "Raphinha is improving significantly, it's true that he's not 100% ready, but he might be available on the bench and play for a few minutes or be useful at times. He has recovered excellently and quickly, and we are happy about that because Raphinha is a very important player for the team."
He concluded his talk: "We haven't exploited set pieces yet, maybe we need to improve our style. We have trained well and are confident in our ability to score from them. Neymar and Vinicius are capable of playing together, and I think they will play together."
