next two matches and qualified for the final of Superliga B, ensuring access to the main league of volleyball after 35 years of absence. In the single game final, against Blumenau, the black-and-white team led by experienced opposite spiker Lorena became champion of Superliga B. Despite this, the club ended up closing the professional volleyball team before the start of the new season, at the end of October of the same year, claiming financial difficulties. The team's main highlight, Lorena (Fabrício Dias) did not spare criticism to the management, claiming: References Football Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Rio de Janeiro state football team