Carlo Ancelotti Davide Ancelotti – [EN] «Ronaldo celebrated with champagne and asked for an extra session to burn off the calories»

Davide is once again part of his father, Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching team, in the Brazilian national team and will accompany him this summer on the World Cup adventure, after his first adventure as head coach at Botafogo.

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«We believe that outside of Italy there is no culture of competition at all costs, but the passion I saw in Brazil, for the national team, but also at Botafogo, where I trained, is incredible. Everyone wants to win, and when you see the green and yellow jersey you can’t help but feel a great sense of responsibility”, commented Davide Ancelotti, in an interview with the Tripletta program, a Gazzetta dello Sport podcast, assuming that he intends to take charge of a club again.

— Now the World Cup comes with my father, then I hope to find a club that attracts me. I already have some offers on the table and I want to decide before the tournament, but we’ll see”, he confessed.

Davide Ancelotti gave details about how Carlo is preparing for the 2026 World Cup: «The heat will be a factor not to be underestimated, as will the direction that modern football is taking. I believe that defensive discipline and set pieces will be important. From our point of view, we will also have to respect the values ​​of a country like Brazil, where joy and humility count a lot, not only on the field, but also in life.”

Ancelotti Jr. made an unprecedented revelation about his father: «It’s true that he clocked me when I was putting on my pajamas! It was a great strategy from a great coach, which created a challenge for me to go to bed. After all, it works the same way with footballers, who are always very competitive.”

Davide Ancelotti also highlighted Cristiano Ronaldo’s “unique work ethic”.

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