The speculation of who could be the next coach of Real Madrid began even before Florentino Perez announced that Carlo Ancelotti would not continue as the manager for Los Merengues. This Tuesday, his agent Ernesto Bronzetti talked to RAI Sport about the chances for Rafael Benitez to become the next coach of Real Madrid.
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Florentino said during Monday's press conference that the decision of who would take over for Ancelotti would be announced next week. Rafa is in his second season with Napoli, which is in fourth place of the Serie A. This weekend, they will play their last game of the season against Lazio on Sunday at the Juventus Stadium.
The Spanish manager has already been an assistant coach for Madrid back in the 1993/1994 season for Benito Floro and Vicente del Bosque. Years later, he would coach Valencia and lead the team to two La Liga titles and one Uefa cup.
He is also remembered for his achievements at Anfield with Liverpool. There, he set all kinds of records like reaching 31 unbeaten games at home, won an F.A. Cup title and made it to two Champions League finals in three seasons and many more. Unfortunately, he did not win an EPL title.
With his current team, Napoli, he has not won the Serie A, but last season, he guided Gonzalo Higuain and company to a Coppa Italia title. His longest tenure was with Liverpool and it
The career of the 55-year-old manager has been quite successful
