Botafogo, the historic club of the Brazilian football championship, is officially relegated to Serie B for the third time in its history, after the 18th defeat in 34 days yesterday against Sport Recife (1-0) in Rio de Janeiro.
The carioca club then announced the dismissal of coach Eduardo Barroca, 38, who had arrived on the bench on 27 November.
Botafogo, where legends like Garrincha and Jairzinho have played, are in bad financial shape and their problems have increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, which delayed the start of the 2020/21 championship, which started in August, by five months.
Brazilian champion in 1968 and 1995, the Rio club will therefore return to the second division, where it has already played in 2003 and 2015 and where it will find another great club in the country, Cruzeiro, relegated for the first time in its history in 2019. .