Soccer-Brazil caretaker Menezes living in the moment amid new manager search


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Vasco da Gama - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 29, 2020 Vasco da Gama coach Ramon Menezes, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

TANGIER, Morocco (Reuters) - Brazil face World Cup semi-finalists Morocco in a friendly in Tangier on Saturday with Under-20 coach Ramon Menezes acting as caretaker while the Brazilian FA search for a new manager.

Fresh from winning the South American Under-20 title in January, the low-profile Menezes is living in the moment and trying to ignore the noise surrounding the vacant managerial position as he prepare a tough challenge against Morocco.

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