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He insisted that, contrary to popular sentiment, Botafogo is not a small fish in the sea; it boasts one of Brazil's highest player budgets and had tasted victory earlier in the season with two titles. The pointed narrative insinuated that the club's failures were an echo of a broader trend in which expectations are set too high, only to be dashed in moments of competition. The ordeal could be seen as a chapter in a cycle repeating itself throughout Brazilian football history.