Scolari's reign at the London club ran from July 2008 until February 2009 before he was sacked by billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich following a poor run of form.
Even though Brazil's side could contain Chelsea's Brazilian trio David Luiz, Ramires and Oscar, Abramovich will doubtless be cheering on his countrymen in the first international to be staged at the ground for 67 years.
Scolari's two opening matches have failed to produce a win, Brazil losing 2-1 to England in London six weeks ago and drawing 2-2 with Italy in Geneva on Thursday after leading 2-0 at half-time.
"For me there was more progress than anything else," he said after Thursday's game.
"We are still implanting a style of play. I liked the team in every aspect, in the way it conducted itself."
Menezes had begun playing with a 'false number nine' like world champions Spain but Scolari has instead picked Fred, an old-fashioned number nine who has scored in both his matches in charge.
Including the last two matches under Menezes, Brazil have gone four games without a win and face a Russian side who have won all four of their World Cup Group F qualifiers and are on course to reach next year's finals.
The Russians arrive in frustrated mood after their qualifier against Northern Ireland in Belfast was postponed on Friday because of heavy snow and continuing bad weather meant Saturday's rescheduled fixture was also scrapped.
The Italian is expected to keep faith with first-choice goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev and is likely to pair Dynamo Moscow's Alexander Kokorin with misfiring Zenit St Petersburg striker Alexander Kerzhakov.
The 26-year-old Akinfeyev will hope to extend his country's all-time record, including the Soviet Union era, by keeping a clean sheet for the 10th consecutive international
