Santos no longer belonged to the club of privileged teams on the continent that never lost their category and always played in the First Division.
He football It can bring a lot of joy to the players and fans, but it can also bring sadness if wins don’t come. In that sense the loss of category It could mean a broken heart that is not easily repaired.
And that includes this select club Saints, which suffered the first relegation in its history in the 2023 Serie A in Brazil. Peixe, who became champion of the 2011 Copa Libertadores thanks to an angelic Neymar, lost on the last matchday of the Brasileirao to Fortaleza and was sentenced to Serie B.
“Never relegated” does not mean that they have never played there, but rather that they have not gone from the First Division to a step lower in a sporting manner. There were teams that made their debut in the silver category, emerged on their own and never returned. These cases are included here.
Then we leave you the list of clubs Latin America who have never gone to second place:
CHILI
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ARGENTINA
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BOLIVIA
- The strongest
- Oil East
- Sporty boys
BRAZIL
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Santos were relegated to Serie B for the first time in history after losing 1-2 at home to Fortaleza. Peixe reached the final date in 15th place, two points above Bahía and one point above Vasco da Gama. However, both teams won leaving them in 17th place, causing unrest in Vila Belmiro.
COLOMBIA
Dimayor
- Deportivo Cali
- National Athletics
- Once Caldas
- Independent Medellín
- Junior
- Independent Santa Fe
- Millionaires
- Equity
- Boyacá patriots
- Oil Alliance
- Jaguars of Cordoba
ECUADOR
- Barcelona
- Valley independent
- Guayaquil City (formerly River Plate)
MEXICO
- America
- Chivas
- Toluca
- UNAM Cougars
- Blue Cross
- Santos Laguna
- Chiapas
- Tijuana Xolos
PARAGUAY
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- Olympia
- Cerro Porteño
- Guarani
PERU
- academic
- Sporty Cristal
- University San Martin de Porres
- Sports Huancayo
- Ayacucho FC (formerly Inti Gas)
- Cusco FC (formerly Real Garcilaso)
URUGUAY
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VENEZUELA
- Caracas
- Deportivo Tachira
- Zulia
- Guyanese miners
- Deportivo Anzoategui
- Sports Lara
- Aragua FC
- Deportivo La Guaira (formerly Real Eppor)
- Zamora FC
Source: Goal