The Italian coach takes his team into the Spanish Super Cup final Clásico and in doing so surpasses Zinedine Zidane.
Regardless of the outcome, tonight’s Clásico will be a historic moment for Real Madrid, largely due to Carlo Ancelotti. The 64-year-old from Reggiolo will manage his 264th match as the coach of Los Blancos, surpassing the 263 games overseen by his former protégé, Zinedine Zidane. This achievement places Ancelotti as the second most-capped manager in the history of the club. Ahead of him remains only the legendary Miguel Muñoz, who managed 605 matches over 16 seasons, including 14 consecutive ones.
Ancelotti’s tenure at Real Madrid began on 18 August 2013, with a LaLiga match against Betis at the Santiago Bernabéu, where his team came from behind to win 2-1, thanks to goals from Benzema and Isco (who also made his debut in the white shirt that day) after Jorge Molina’s opening goal for Betis. In his first stint with the club, Ancelotti managed 119 games, just shy of entering the top-10 list for the most matches managed. In his current, second cycle with the club, he has already overseen 145 matches, with today’s game marking his 146th.
The record of the capital club under Ancelotti’s leadership is impressive. He has celebrated 191 victories, translating to a win rate of 72.62% of the possible outcomes. No other coach with at least 50 matches at the helm of Real Madrid has achieved a higher win percentage.
The milestone Ancelotti reaches today is just one more in his long and successful career. He has managed 1,311 matches and won 25 titles at the elite level. Among his many achievements, Ancelotti stands as the only coach with four European Cups to his name. He is also the only one to have won (and managed)
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