Brazilian media revealed that Diego Fernández was one of the key architects behind Carlo Ancelotti’s move to the Brazilian national team. Today, he confirmed recent rumors and said we may witness a friendly match between Brazil and Real Madrid. Fernández described this match as one of the greatest in football history.

Brazil has concluded that the national team’s sharp decline over the past decade has become a football identity crisis, and they need a charismatic and renowned coach like Ancelotti. That’s why they made every effort to convince Ancelotti and Real Madrid to let him quietly move to Brazil.

While earlier reports suggested that the main figure behind Ancelotti’s transfer was Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, today Brazilian media revealed that Diego Fernández also played a key role behind the scenes.

Fernández is a young and very wealthy Brazilian businessman who was sent as the confederation’s plenipotentiary representative to negotiate with Real Madrid and Ancelotti. Today, in an interview with a Brazilian outlet, he confirmed rumors about the friendly match: “Real Madrid acted in good faith throughout the negotiations. This friendly is our way of thanking them for their role in finalizing the deal. It will be a very exciting match—one of the most historic in football.”