Ancelotti subs Vinicius Jr off against Paraguay following a hamstring scare

Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid’s former boss for the past 4 seasons led his second game as Brazil’s coach in the early hours of today morning. The Selecão’s took on Paraguay in a must win World Cup qualifier, and win they did.

After a disappointing 0-0 draw against Ecuador, Carlo registered his first win on home soil 1-0, thanks to Vinicius Jr. It was the first goal under the Italian’s tenure, and of course it had to come from Vinicius jr. The scriptwriters cooked again, as the two considered father and son in the football world look to bring Brazil to the promise land.

Carlo Ancelotti did not want to risk the player

According reliable media outlet marca, Vinicius suffered a blow to the Femoris of his left leg. The player initially wished to continue playing, as he didn’t think of it as something serious. However, with the club World Cup around the corner, Ancelotti did not want to risk anything. The former head coach still has a lot of affection for the Los Blancos, and wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize their chances of winning.

Brazil will be at World Cup 2026

Thanks to Vini’s lone goal, Brazil are now officially qualified for the 2026 World Cup. A competition taking place next summer in the United States. That’s why they hired Ancelotti, to bring the best out of this version of Brazilian players, and restore their former glory.

vinicius had a few words at full time, while receiving his MVP award, as he said:

 “I’m very happy with the result. We’ve already qualified for the World Cup, the coach will have more time to work. It wasn’t one of our best games today, but the most important thing in the qualifiers is always to win.”

With no official reports yet concerning the player’s fitness, we keep our fingers crossed hoping it’s nothing to worry about.