the Brazilian Championship, they escaped a second relegation in the last round, by drawing 1–1 with Athletico Paranaense, in Curitiba. Starting in 2005, Botafogo began a process of administrative stabilization that was gradually reflected in the field. In 2006, led by former player Carlos Roberto and with players such as Dodô, Lúcio Flávio, Zé Roberto, and Scheidt, the team ended a period of eight years without titles, winning its first titles in the 21st century: It won the Guanabara Cup against America and, later, the Carioca Championship, against Madureira. Still, in 2006, Cuca would take over as coach. His work would bear good fruit the following year, when, playing modern football, the team guided by Dodô, Zé Roberto, Lúcio Flávio, Jorge Henrique, and Túlio Guerreiro, would draw attention, being nicknamed "Carrossel Alvinegro" ("Black and white Carousel"). Despite playing good football, 2007 was marked by a lack of titles and traumatic defeats. In the Carioca Championship, the black-and-whites won the Rio Cup against Cabofriense, but were state runners-up after two 2–2 draws against Flamengo and a defeat on penalties. In the second leg of the championship, the assistant referee Hilton Moutinho Rodrigues marked offside in a legal move of striker Dodô, in the 44th minute of the 2nd half, which angered players and management, since the striker was also expelled by referee Djalma Beltrami. In the Brazil Cup, another destabilizing defeat: The team was eliminated in the semifinals by Figueirense, in a match that had two goals disallowed by assistant referee Ana Paula Oliveira, who was removed from the sport. In the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo began the campaign well and led the tournament for 11 rounds, finishing the first half in second place. However, internal problems generated a major drop in performance that caused the team to fall down the table, ending the year in 9th place. Also in 2007, in the Sudamericana Cup, the team fell in the round of 16 to River Plate after conceding a goal in the 47th, despite having a difference of two players. Without titles on the pitch, the milestone of the year for Botafogo was the winning of the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, at the time called João Havelange Olympic Stadium. The concessionaire Companhia Botafogo leased the arena, built for the 2007 Pan American Games, until the year 2027. In 2008, Botafogo won the Peregrino Cup, which was played by teams from Rio de