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Botafogo guarantees return to Serie A of the Brazilian Championship

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Botafogo confirmed its return to the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship this Monday (15).

The team from Rio de Janeiro beat Operário-PR by 2-1, at the turn, in a crowded Nilton Santos stadium, which even counted with the presence of the former goalkeeper of the club and of the Brazilian team Manga.

Thus, it went to 66 points and now it not only leads the national second division, as it can no longer be reached by the fifth place, Goiás, first outside the area of ​​access to the elite of Brazilian football.

Fernando was the one who opened the scoring for the visitors, but Pedro Castro and Rafael Navarro made the Alvinegra bleachers happy by turning the score around.

In addition to Botafogo, Coritiba also won and guaranteed access to the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship this Monday.

With the victory over Operário, Botafogo reached eight unbeaten games and managed to confirm their return to the elite of the Brazilian Nationals with a great boost of good performance as home team.

The team from Rio has 15 wins in 18 games at home, just one defeat and two draws in this edition of Serie B.

The club’s access is also due to the work of coach Ederson Moreira, who arrived in July and made the team rise from 14th position to be the leader of Série B. Marcelo Adnet, fan of the club.

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