>>149303627
They are still big clubs but they are currently struggling. Dont be surprise if they bounce back to top next year, that`s brazilian football for you.
team is medium->save some money->builds a good team from transfers and wonderkids->win some stuff->sell the kids and the old players retire->if the administration is good, keep at least at top 5 for some time, if not, gets shit->repeat
>>149303627
There is nothing like that in Brazil.
São Paulo and Santos right now are lower table teams.
Take Corinthians. Brazilian Champions in 2005. Relegated in 2007. Won the Brazilian Cup in 2009, the Brazilian Championship in 2011, the Libertadores and World Championship in 2012.
there are 12-14 teams that can win every year in the brazilian serie a
it isnt like the european leagues, its much more competitive and balanced, and teams trade being champions in cycles, mostly because fixture congestion
>>149303627
brasil serie a isn't like non-epl yuro leagues where there's just 1-3 teams that always win everything, there's like 12 seriously competitive teams at any given season and teams considered big regularly descend to B because it's genuinely just that competitive