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Despite having previously worked with 43 Brazilian players throughout his coaching career, the Italian manager had been in the South American country just once before, back in the early 2000s on a scouting mission as Juventus boss.
So when, after much back and forth, he reached an agreement in May 2025 to lead Brazil as their first-ever foreign coach at a World Cup, he knew he had to hit the ground running.
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