Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil campaign will begin
with a match against Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers. Ancelotti, one of the greats of coaching in club football, has taken on the challenge of the national team for the first time. That too is not just any team, but the challenge of bringing five-time world champions Brazil back to orbit. Brazil will take the field against Ecuador on June 6 at 5 am Bangladesh time.
Globo, one of the most popular Brazilian media outlets, has tried to give some idea of what the starting XI for this match could look like. According to their report, Ancelotti's first Brazil XI could feature Wanderson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Alexandro and Alex Sandro in defense.
In midfield, veteran Casemiro
could be joined by Andres Pereira and youngsters Andre Santos and Estevao. In attack, Ancelotti could rely on Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior and Tottenham's Richarlison.
Brazil's most in-form attacking star Rafinha is suspended due to a yellow card. Brazil will not have him in the Ecuador match. Globo believes that Ancelotti wants to break the three-forward policy and play the team in a 4-4-2 formation.
Brazil is currently fourth in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying points table. They have 21 points. Ecuador is second in the points table, 2 points ahead of Brazil.
