Brazil sack Dunga
Corinthians boss Tite has been invited to take over as Brazil coach but talks on him replacing Dunga ended early on Wednesday morning and will continue "soon," the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.
Dunga was fired on Tuesday after a gloomy second spell in charge of the five-time World Cup winners. He was ousted after his side lost to Peru and were eliminated from the Copa America at the group stage for the first time since 1987.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Tite is the overwhelming favourite to succeed him and flew from Sao Paulo to meet with CBF bosses in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night.
"It was a good first chat but it was inconclusive," CBF spokesman Douglas Lunardi told reporters after three hours of talks ended around midnight.
"The two sides decided to take stock," he added. "It was a good first meeting. It wasn't frustrating. It was a setting out of concepts and ideas. The sides decided to take it up again soon."
No date was set for a resumption of talks, Lunardi said.
The new man will also be charged with leading the under-23 squad in August's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the only major tournament Brazil have never won.
Tite took Corinthians to Brazil's Serie A title in 2011 and 2015, and led them to the Copa Libertadores and World Club Cup for the first time in 2012.
Dunga, who was in his second spell as Brazil coach, was fired after a meeting at the CBF in Rio de Janeiro.
"The Brazilian Football Confederation decided this Tuesday to dissolve the technical commission of the Brazilian national team," the CBF said in a short statement.
"National teams coordinator Gilmar Rinaldi, coach Dunga and their entire team will leave their posts.
"The CBF has began the process of choosing a new technical commission for the Brazilian team."
Dunga had never coached until he was first hired as Brazil boss in 2006. He led them to the Copa America in Venezuela in his first major tournament the following year.
He was fired in 2010, immediately after Brazil were eliminated by the Netherlands at the quarter-final stage of that year's World Cup.
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