December 9 – Completing a league-and-Libertadores double on Sunday, Brazilian club Botafogo clinched their first national title since 1995 with a 2-1 victory against Sao Paulo.
Last week’s anti-hero in the final of the Copa Libertadores, Gregore scored the winning goal with a second-half strike to power his side to the league crown with 79 points in 38 matches to finish six points ahead of runner-up Palmeiras. The game against Sao Paulo was almost academic as the club from Rio de Janeiro needed just a point,
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