This Tuesday the Argentine National Team and its Brazilian counterpart met in the match valid for date 6 of the Conmebol qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup to be played in Mexico, the United States and Canada. The match, as is customary in the five-time champion country, was held in the legendary Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro. There the world champion, directed and consolidated under the command of Lionel Scaloni, faced the home team, whose interim coach is Fernando Diniz. Will he be replaced by José Mourinho?
It has been known for a long time that beyond the result with the Argentine National Team on their field, the truth is that Diniz is not going to continue in command of the Brazilian team. The thing is that they are looking for a world-class coach who can break the terrible results that have been given in the world championships since 2006 until now. The thing is that they have not reached the semifinals for a long time and the last time they did so (2014) was at home and lost 7 to 1 with Germany.
If something has become clear in recent times due to the decisions that the CBF has been making, it is that for Mourinho to be the new coach of the five-time champion team, something first has to happen, which seems increasingly likely. What has to happen is that Real Madrid manages to seduce and renew the contract of Carlo Ancelotti, the A option that that country always had for the position of technical director. If Merengue retains him, option B is precisely the 60-year-old Portuguese.
What Brazil should pay Mourinho to be the new coach
According to what has been known recently and what TNT Sports reported, José Mourinho is earning a little more than seven million euros per year at Roma. Therefore, the Portuguese coach would not accept a lower figure to lead Brazil. It is known that it is a very high number but it is one of the best technicians of all time.
