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Brazil's Botafogo Fires Carlo Ancelotti's Son From Coaching Position After Frustrating Season

Davide Ancelotti ended his first head coaching role with Botafogo after 14 wins, 11 draws, and 7 losses amid failure to defend major titles, owner John Textor confirmed.

  • Brazilian club Botafogo fired Davide Ancelotti, son of Brazil's national team coach Carlo Ancelotti, just five months after he had signed as its manager.
  • Ancelotti was let go after Botafogo failed to defend its Copa Libertadores and Brazilian league titles, finishing sixth in the league.
  • The 36-year-old Ancelotti joined Botafogo in July after owner John Textor fired Renato Paiva, and has worked alongside his father Carlo at various clubs.
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David Ancelotti, son of the famous coach and Brazil national team coach Carlo, ended his first independent coaching experience at Botafogo after five months.

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Davide Ancelotti had differences with the team because of his form of training

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Carlo Ancelotti's son was fired from the Brazilian club: the 36-year-old was debuting on the bench of a first team

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São Paulo, 17 Dec (EFE).- Italian coach Davide Ancelotti, son of Brazil’s coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has left his position as coach of Botafogo after only five months on the bench, announced this Wednesday the albinegro club of Rio de Janeiro. “The club appreciates the professionalism and commitment of Ancelotti during the time that he led the team and was part of the Alvinegra family,” said in his official channels the Botafogo, who announced that…

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Brazil's Botafogo fires Carlo Ancelotti's son from coaching position after frustrating season

Brazilian club Botafogo has fired the son of Brazil’s national team coach Carlo Ancelotti just five months after he had signed as its manager in his first full-time coaching job.

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John Textor, a majority of the SAF of Botafogo, broke the silence, this Saturday (19), and revealed the reason for David Ancelotti's resignation from the charity club. In his publication on social networks, the entrepreneur replied to a post from the French portal “Foot01” which claimed there was disagreement between the Italian trainer and the owner of the wine team. Textor revealed that the reason for the technical output of the Glory was give…

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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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