The final matchday of the 2025 Brasileirão season confirmed a dramatic conclusion to the relegation battle, officially defining the four teams relegated to Serie B in a tense round of matches held simultaneously across the country.
With Flamengo already crowned champions in advance, the focus was on the bottom of the table, where several teams had mathematical chances to avoid relegation.
The biggest blow was dealt to Fortaleza, which could not sustain its late-season push and was relegated after losing 2-4 away to Botafogo.
In this way, the team from northern Brazil returns to Serie B after an irregular campaign. Fortaleza's relegation sealed a story that began in early September, when Palermo took charge with the team in second-to-last place, just 15 points in 21 rounds and a considerable gap to the safety zone. The team failed to prevail in a crucial match and closed a season marked by inconsistency and a lack of solidity in decisive moments.
Sport Recife and Juventude, in turn, had already been relegated in previous rounds and arrived at the final matchday with no chance of a reaction.
From there, the Argentine spurred a remarkable comeback, with nine games unbeaten and four consecutive wins in the final stretch, although the effort was not enough to avoid the relegation, the first of his coaching career.
According to the Argentine News Agency, another confirmed relegation on the matchday was Ceará, which lost 3-1 to Palmeiras and was condemned by its own results.
