Santos lost 1-2 to Portaleza in the final round of the 2023 season of Serie A at Estadio Villa Belmiro in Santos, Brazil, Santos gave up the first goal to Portaleza Marinho in the 39th minute, but Messi scored the equalizer in the 13th minute. However, it collapsed when he gave up the winning goal to Luceru in extra time of the second half.
As a result, Santos ranked 17th out of 20 teams by scoring 43 points (11 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses), making it one of the four teams that were demoted to the second division. Santos was demoted to the second division as a shock. It was his first experience since the club was founded in 1912. This year marked the 111th anniversary of his foundation, and he had to accept the shocking result. He was helpless to the extent that five new coaches were replaced. 사설 토토사이트
On the 2nd, Suwon Samsung suffered a direct demotion in Korea’s K League 1. It was the first relegation disgrace since its foundation in 1995 as it drew 0-0 with Gangwon FC. However, Santos’ demotion is becoming more of a hot topic as it is the first demotion of a club in well over 100 years.
What’s more, Santos is a famous soccer club all over the world. He is well known for playing for Neymar (31, Al Hilal) including Pele, the “soccer emperor” who died on Dec. 29 last year at the age of 82. It is also a place that produces many prospects to advance into Europe.
Prior to the match, Santos ranked 15th, ahead of Vasco (42 points) in 16th place and Bahia (41 points) in 17th place. However, Santos lost on the day and stayed still, and Vasco and Bahia beat Bragantino (2-1) and Atlechcu Milo (4-1), respectively, to see their rankings rise dramatically to decide whether to stay.
“This demotion was another setback for Santos, where Pele’s funeral was held at the stadium in January,” the Associated Press said. “When Santos fans tried to break into the stadium, players had to run straight to the locker room right after the game. Police and supporters collided outside the stadium,” he said, expressing the atmosphere of fans angry about Santos’ demotion. Meanwhile, Faumeiras won the title. Faumeiras won his 12th title, making him the league’s most prolific winner.
