Former club of Pele and Neymar was relegated to the second division for the first time in history

On December 7, a Brazilian championship match took place, in which Santos hosted Fortaleza. The meeting ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 1:2.

As a result of the confrontation, it became known that “Santos” is already guaranteed to leave the Brazilian elite division, writes A Bola.

Interestingly, this happened for the first time in history with a titled Brazilian club. Throughout the existence of Santos, he played in the top division.

As for the match itself, Fortaleza scored the winning goal in the sixth extra minute with a shot from the center of the field.

After 38 rounds, Santos remained in 17th place in the standings and has 43 points. Above is “Baya”, which has one point more.

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Interestingly, Santos have won the Brazilian Championship eight times in their history. The team also won the Copa Libertadores three times.

It is also worth noting that Pele and Neymar once played for Santos.