the competition with a loss against Salta Basket, from Argentina, but then recovered with two wins against Nacional, from Uruguay, and San Andrés, from Colombia. In the semi-final round, after beating Nacional again, the black-and-whites defeated Salta with difficulties. With 1.4 seconds left in the game, the team suffered a comeback, but secured the victory in the final minutes, three milliseconds from the end, with a shot by Arthur Bernardi. In the last game of the group, in a confrontation against the Ciclista Olímpico, from Argentina, Botafogo was losing by 17 points at the end of the third quarter, but managed a historic comeback in the last period and qualified for the finals of the tournament. In the first duel of the final against Corinthians, the team coached by Léo Figueiró played poorly and was defeated at home by 88–74, in a game played at the Carioca Arena 1. However, the trajectory in the Sudamericana League was marked by comebacks by Botafogo: The team tied the series in the next game, winning by 74–64, and defeated Corinthians again in the decisive game, this time by 74–70, thus winning the first international title in the history of Botafogo's basketball, with highlights to the performances of Jamaal Smith and Cauê Borges, elected the MVP of the finals. 2020s Even after winning the main title in the club's history, Botafogo basketball started 2020 in crisis. In February, it was reported that the players and members of the coaching staff had not been paid for three months but a sponsorship contract signed with Ambev would alleviate the accounts. In April, four months of salaries were overdue and there was no prospect of payment, a situation aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, which culminated at the end of the NBB 12 season without the playoffs and without defining a champion. For the selection for continental competitions, the first-round classification served as a final placement for the teams, and Glorioso closed the season in 8th position. Because of the Sudamericana League title, Botafogo would qualify for the Champions League Americas. Even with the funds from AMBEV (thanks to the Sports Incentive Law), the club found itself in a difficult position after TIM, the main sponsor of Botafogo basketball, redirected the funds to cultural projects due to changes in the contract. The day before the announcement, forward Cauê Borges had left the club for Paulistano. In