Santos Relegated to Second Division

Agencies – Sudan Events

Santos, the former club of the late Brazilian jewel Pele, was relegated to the second division in the Brazilian league for the first time in its 111-year history, after losing in the last round of the league to Fortaleza (2-1).
After Santos’ relegation to the second division, there are only two clubs that have not previously been relegated in Brazil: Sao Paulo and Flamingo.

Santos would have remained in the first division if they tied the match, and Vasco da Gama’s draw against Bragantino continued.
Santos, the eight-time defending champion, who lost at home to Fortaleza 1-2, was the one with the ill-fated card in the end, less than a year after the passing of its former legend Pele, who won the World Cup title three times with his country in the mid of 20th century.