As the Brazilian National Championship’s final round came to an unexpected conclusion, the Santon club was unable to get out of the relegation group in first place after losing 1-2 to Fortaleza. 17.

Following 111 years of fierce competition, Santos was demoted as a result. Remarkably, this location serves as the birthplace for developing elite football players. Football legend Pele is one of these, along with Robinho and Neymar.

For lovers of the reigning sport, this is undoubtedly startling news. But Santos could not bridge the little margin, and four out of twenty teams were forced to relegate to the Brazilian National Championship.

Significant financial difficulties have reportedly been experienced by the Santos Club. FIFA prohibited them from registering new players last year, and they owed money from their moves. Their on-field reaction to losing 1-0 to their rich neighbors, Palmeiras, in the previous year’s Libertadores final was outstanding.

Santos had a lot of bleeding. Star attacker Kaio Jorge transferred to Juventus, international midfielder Lucas Verissimo joined Benfica, and defensive counterpart Luan Peres moved to Marseille. Venezuelan wizard Yeferson Soteldo moved to Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Despite being expected, supporters of a team steeped in Brazilian history felt grief for the club. After sliding in the rankings for many years, the boat named Santos was resolved to start over. That day marked the founding of the club, known by the nickname Peixe.