In 2012
In 2012, Botafogo gained a very different organized crowd: Fogospel. Religious people, prohibited from shouting profanities, gathered at the games with chants like “hey, judge, you will convert”. Botafogo stopped in the Libertadores quarterfinals in 2017, but managed an impressive mark: they eliminated five teams that, together, have 13 titles in the tournament. In 2016, the team went from being a candidate for relegation to qualifying for the Libertadores under the command of coach Jair Ventura, son of Jairzinho, another of the great stars in the club's history... Did you know?