Pele and Neymar’s Santos FC gets relegated for the first time in 111 years
Legendary footballer Pele and Neymar Jr’s former club Santos, has been relegated from Brazil’s Serie A for the first time in 111-year history following a 2-1 home loss to Fortaleza.
Santos was one of the three clubs, along with Sao Paulo and Flamengo, who have never been relegated from Brazil’s top flight. However, their woeful run of five games without a victory saw them drop to 17th in the standings with 43 points.
Along with Santos, America Mineiro, Coritiba and Goias were already assured of being relegated from Brazil’s Serie A.
Fortaleza’s Mario Sergio opened the scoring for the visitors in the 39th minute. However, Messias equalized in the 58th minute to give Santos hope, but Juan Martin Lucero scored a stoppage-time winner to send Santos to the second division.
The match ended as soon as Santos fans tried to invade the pitch, forcing players to run to the locker rooms.
Endrick’s Palmeiras win the Brazilian league title
Endrick, who will join Real Madrid in the summer of 2024, scored the opening goal in the 21st minute. Palmeiras drew 1-1 at Cruzeiro to be crowned Brazilian champion for the 12th time.
Palmeiras finished on 70 points, two more than Luis Suarez’s Gremio. The Uruguayan striker scored two goals in his last game for Gremio and secured a 3-2 win at Fluminense.
Suarez, is now expected to join his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at MLS club Inter Miami.
Santos’ relegation was a big shock, late Brazilian great Pele helped Santos to become one of the best sides in the 1950s and 1960s, which saw them win 10 state and six Brazilian league titles.
Moreover, along with Pele, Santos has produced amazing players like former Milan striker Robinho, Brazil’s top scorer Neymar and Real Madrid forward Rodrygo.
