[4] Anselmi began his career with Excursionistas' youth setup in 2015, and had a brief stint at CAI before being invited by Gabriel Milito to join his staff at Independiente in 2016.
[5] In the following year, he moved abroad and was named in charge of Ecuadorian side Universidad Católica del Ecuador's reserve team.
[6] In 2019, after a short period at Real Garcilaso, Anselmi returned to Ecuador and became Miguel Ángel Ramírez's assistant at Independiente del Valle.
[8] On 17 December 2021, Anselmi was named manager of Chilean Primera División side Unión La Calera for the ensuing campaign.
Cruz Azul finished 2nd place with 33 points and made it to the Clausura final where they lost to Club América with a score of 2–1 on aggregate.