{"id":295547,"date":"2023-11-30T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295547"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:24:10","slug":"have-botafogo-committed-the-biggest-bottle-job-in-football-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/have-botafogo-committed-the-biggest-bottle-job-in-football-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Botafogo committed the biggest bottle job in football history?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Is this the biggest bottle job in football history? Brazilian club Botafogo were 14 points clear at the top&#8230; but then won just two of 15 games to blow their huge lead in mad four-way title race<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Botafogo, chasing their first league title since 1995, had a commanding lead<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But their form has collapsed to allow Palmeiras and other rivals to catch up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Was Garnacho&#8217;s overhead kick REALLY the greatest ever? Listen to the debate on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Brazilian league has served up one of the most exciting title races in world football with four clubs still in with a chance of winning it with two matches left.<\/p>\n<p>But that won&#8217;t be any consolation to Botafogo, who find themselves on the brink of one of the biggest bottle jobs in history.<\/p>\n<p>The team from Rio de Janeiro, who haven&#8217;t won a league title since 1995, won 15 of their opening 19 Serie A matches this season to establish a commanding 14-point lead at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>But since then, they&#8217;ve well and truly choked by winning just two of their last 15 games.<\/p>\n<p>That has left them three points behind leaders Palmeiras entering those final two rounds of fixtures, level on points with both Atletico Mineiro and Flamengo in an extraordinary finish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/78416153-12809385-image-a-37_1701343493787.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Botafogo find themselves in a nightmare situation after they blew a 14-point advantage at the top of Brazil&#8217;s top division to be overtaken by Palmeiras in the title race<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/78416157-12809385-image-a-38_1701343532982.jpg\" height=\"172\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Four sides can still win the title in Brazil with two rounds of the season remaining\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s even worse for Botafogo is that they&#8217;ve been very much the architects of their own downfall not only with the torrid run of results but by folding within games.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, they led Palmeiras 3-0 at home, only to end up losing 4-3. There was also a collapse from 3-1 ahead against Gremio to lose by the same scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, they have seen two crucial points slip through their fingers in two games as both Red Bull Bragantino and Santos scored last-minute equalisers.<\/p>\n<p>And there were more extraordinary scenes on Wednesday night as they somehow conspired to draw at relegated Coritiba having been in front in the 97th-minute.<\/p>\n<p>When Tiquinho Soares converted a stoppage time penalty, Botafogo thought they&#8217;d claimed a priceless win to keep alive their title dream.<\/p>\n<p>But in the 99th-minute, they switched off at the back, allowing Coritiba&#8217;s Edu to equalise at the back post with the game&#8217;s final kick.<\/p>\n<p>It leaves Palmeiras, the reigning Brazilian champions, in pole position with their three-point advantage.<\/p>\n<p>They host seventh-placed Fluminense in their penultimate game of the season on Sunday, before Botafogo host Cruzeiro later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/78416395-12809385-image-a-39_1701343615265.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Botafogo thought they were on course for a crucial victory when Tiquinho Soares converted a penalty in the 97th-minute of Wednesday night&#8217;s game with Coritiba\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/78416155-12809385-image-a-40_1701343650951.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Coritiba levelled in the9 99th minute, to the dismay of the Botafogo players\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/78416151-12809385-image-m-42_1701343675794.jpg\" height=\"339\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Botafogo coach Tiago Nunes looks on in dismay as his team blew another golden opportunity\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If it goes to the final day on December 7, Palmeiras are away to Cruzeiro and Botafogo head to Internacional.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Atletico Mineiro host Sao Paulo in their next game before heading to Bahia, while Flamengo play at home to Cuiaba and then Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>Like Botafogo, those two will require Palmeiras to slip up if they&#8217;re to snatch the title from them.<\/p>\n<p>Should two or more of the title contenders finish level on points, they will be separated firstly by the number of wins achieved and then by goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Bizarrely, Botafogo, Atletico Mineiro and Flamengo have all won 18 games.<\/p>\n<p>Botafogo&#8217;s collapse has not been without controversy. Their owner John Textor, who is also owner of Crystal Palace and Lyon, raged against &#8216;corruption&#8217; after their dramatic loss to Palmeiras.<\/p>\n<p>Textor dispensed with the services of former Wolves boss Bruno Lage in early October after results started to slide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game hinged on a controversial red card handed to Botafogo defender\u00a0Adryelson after a long VAR check when the score was still score 3-1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/77319193-12809385-Crystal_Palace_s_American_billionaire_co_owner_John_Textor_lost_-a-43_1701343729294.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace&#8217;s American billionaire co-owner John Textor lost his cool on live TV in Brazil<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/11\/77319093-12809385-Textor_owns_Brazilian_side_Botafogo_who_threw_away_a_3_0_lead_to-a-44_1701343733167.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Textor owns Brazilian side Botafogo who threw away a 3-0 lead to lose 4-3 to Palmeiras<\/p>\n<p>Tiquinho Soares then missed a penalty for Botafogo before they conceded three goals after 84 minutes to somehow lose.<\/p>\n<p>And, after the game, Textor unleashed a furious rant live on Brazilian TV and accused the authorities of undermining the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The whole world saw that is not a red card, he got the ball first,&#8217; Textor fumed. &#8216;I&#8217;m not sure if it is even a foul. He got a red card, it changed the game, this is corruption, this is a theft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Please fine me Ednaldo (Rodrigues &#8211; Brazilian Football Confederation president), but you need to resign tomorrow morning. That&#8217;s what needs to happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This championship is a joke. Nobody deserves this, Palmeiras don&#8217;t want to win this way, we don&#8217;t want to lose this way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Textor, who was conducting this interview pitchside with Brazilian channel sporTV, then turned to the Palmeiras players as they headed into the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;Gentlemen you played a good game. It&#8217;s not your fault but this is f***ing corruption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This has to change. Ednaldo you have to resign for the good of the game. It has to be over now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is theft. Fine me, you can red card me, it&#8217;s my stadium, I&#8217;ll still be here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12809385\/Brazilian-club-Botafogo-14-points-clear-blow-huge-lead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is this the biggest bottle job in football history? 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