Argentine Ramón Díaz, who never made his debut, and three interims). The scenario was reflected in the poor results: In the Carioca Championship, only a 5th-place finish; in the Brazil Cup, an elimination in the round of 16 against Cuiabá; and in the Brazilian Championship, the team made its worst campaign regarding points – the fourth worst among all teams in the format's history – and was relegated for the third time. In the 2021 season, Botafogo hired Marcelo Chamusca as the coach, placed 6th in the Carioca Championship, and was eliminated by ABC in the second round of the Brazil Cup. Even with the poor results, Chamusca stayed for the B Series, but the team's performance remained erratic and the coach was fired after ten rounds, being replaced by Enderson Moreira. Only under the new coach, the work of restructuring and reorganization of the club (marked by the hiring of director of football Eduardo Freeland and CEO Jorge Braga) began to bear fruit on the field. With the highlight of players like Chay and Rafael Navarro, coupled with a strong performance at home in the Nilton Santos Stadium, Botafogo imposed itself during the competition, conquered the access, and became second-time champion of the B Series of the Brazilian Championship with one round in advance, in an edition considered "the most difficult in history", which counted with major rivals such as Cruzeiro and Vasco da Gama. Basketball 1930s and 1940s: First titles and merger In the 1930s, Botafogo Football Club competed in basketball competitions through the Metropolitan Basketball Association (AMB), which promoted editions of the Carioca Championship from 1933 to 1937, all won by the club. At the end of the decade, they joined the Rio de Janeiro State Basketball Federation (FBERJ), then called the Carioca Basketball League, and won the 1939 Carioca Championship. On the other hand, Club de Regatas Botafogo had already disputed the FBERJ tournament, winning the runner-up spot in 1934 and 1937. The FBERJ does not consider and does not count the AMB championships as official in its documents. In the early 1940s, the sport was responsible for the merger of the clubs and the creation of the current Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. During a game between the two teams, in the Carioca Championship, Armando Albano, one of the main scorers of Botafogo Football Club and the Brazilian National Team, suffered a sudden heart failure