Colo Colo is the most successful and important team in Chile, but not for this he could avoid living a nightmare in the current tournament, since this Wednesday with a solitary goal from Pablo Solari, he was saved from losing the category, sending to University of Concepcion to B.
With the 1-0, Colo Colo remains in the select group of teams that once reached the highest circuit in their league, have not dropped.
Founded in 1925, Los Albos has built a great history, with track records of 32 Leagues, 12 Cups, 2 Super Cups, a Copa Libertadores, a Recopa and an Inter-American Cup, among his most important achievements.
Their history is very rich in terms of successes and today, having suffered from being on the verge of decline, they can boast that they are still part of the world elite for never losing the category.
– Big ones that have not left
In Spain, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic Club they have never fallen to a lower division. The blaugranas almost left in 1941-42, but in the salvation game they thrashed Murcia 5-1 and they stayed; The merengue team experienced the same in 1947-48 and also, in a late-date duel they were saved, defeating Oviedo 2-0; while Athletic in 2006-07 on the last day beating Levante 2-0, they stayed in first.
In Italy, only the Inter de Milan it has that merit of being recognized; the Juventus it did not decline in football, but the club was relegated in 2006-07 by the Calciopoli case; in Germany, the largest remains: Bayern Munich.
PSG, in France, is the one who takes these reflectors, although it was only created in 1970. In England all at least once have already fallen in category, although when the Premier League, They have remained Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton y Tottenham.
In Russia It is similar to that in England, there is none; but if you count from the creation of the Premier in 1992, they are Spartak of Moscow, CSKA and Lokomotiv. Feyernoord, Ajax, Utrecht y PSV in Holland; Benfica, Porto y Sporting Club in Portugal.
Aberdeen y Celtic in Scotland; in Greece, the historical Olympiakos has never descended, as well as Panathinaikos and PAOK. Besiktas, Galatasaray y Fenerbahce in Turkey.
– In Mexico and America
In football on the American continent we also find several cases. In Mexico, America, Chivas, Santos, Toluca, Cruz Azul and Pumas They have never said goodbye to the maximum circuit.
In Argentina highlights Boca Juniors; in Brazil, Flamengo, Santos, Sao Paulo and Internacional de Portoalegre; in Uruguay, Nacional and Peñarol; in Paraguay, Olimpia, Guaraní and Cerro Porteño; in Colombia, Millionaires, Atlético Nacional, Independiente Santa Fe; in Venezuela is the club Caracas; academic in Peru.
Big ones that have gone
The being one of the so-called big teams does not save from relegation, and that is known by many important teams that have tasted that bitter taste.
cruise dropped to second in Brazil in 2019; River Plate of Argentina fell to National B in 2011; in that same year it happened to Monaco.
Way back in 2000 Atlético de Madrid fell of category; further back in its history, it had happened in 1930.
The Milan lost the category in Italy in the 1979-80 campaign, this time as a punishment for corruption, and after returning in 1981-82, he again fell for lack of results.
A big like Manchester United it also decreased, this in the 20s and 30s; it rose, and fell again in 1974.
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