After 29 years, Botafogo can win the Brazilian championship title again

Botafogo has the chance to lift the Copa Brasileirão again this Sunday (08), only a draw already guarantees the Rio team the championship title

Botafogo is enjoying the best season in its history, having won the Libertadores da América over Atlético Mineiro, a competition that the Rio team had not yet won. But the fans dream of yet another title this year, the Brazilian Championship, a trophy that Glorioso can lift again after 29 years, after an away win against Internacional, a simple draw against Sao Paulo at Nilton Santos next Sunday is enough (08). will already guarantee the title to Alvinegro.

In 1995, Botafogo won its second Brasileirão title. Always with a format that included a group stage and a direct elimination stage with 24 teams competing, different from the current one, which has only 20 teams in a consecutive points championship.

Remember the 1995 campaign

In the group stage, Glorioso had a good season and finished in the top eight. Having entered the knockout phase, they faced Atlético-MG in the quarter-finals, winning the first match at the Maracanã with a score of 3-1 and drawing 0-0 in the second, guaranteeing their place in the next phase.

In the semi-final, another team from Minas Gerais crossed paths with the teams from Rio de Janeiro, in the first match, also played at the Maracanã, Alvinegro beat Cruzeiro 2-1, and in the Mineirão match the teams finished in a 1-1 draw, with Glorioso taking their place in the decider of the competition. In the final against Santos, the Juventus team led by Paulo Autuori prevailed, winning 2-1 at the Maracanã and drawing 1-1 in the second leg, thus winning their second Brasileirão title. The top scorer of the competition was Túlio Maravilha, author of 23 goals.

Next appointment

Botafogo hosts Sao Paulo next Sunday (08), at 4pm (Brasilia time), the match will be played at the Nilton Santos Stadium and only a draw already guarantees the title for Glorioso.

Source: Terra

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