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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-22 · 30 entries checked · 19 flagged · 31 issues confirmed · 19 corrected · 12 still open
Pelé — The claim 'He never received a red card during his entire career at Santos FC' is factually incorrect; Pelé did receive a red card for Santos.
Taça Intercontinental 1963 — The first leg was a 2-4 loss for Santos, not a win; the second leg 4-2 win forced a playoff, not an outright title.
Taça Intercontinental 1963 — The aggregate score was 4-4, requiring a playoff match which Santos won 1-0.
Geração de Ouro Santos — The Geração de Ouro era is typically considered to have ended in the late 1960s, not the mid-1970s; Pelé left in 1974 but the team's peak dominance ended around 1969.
Geração de Ouro Santos — Goalkeeper Gilmar (Gilmar dos Santos Neves) did not play for Santos during this era; the Santos goalkeeper was Gilmar Rinaldi, who was not part of Brazil's 1958 or 1962 World Cup-winning teams.
Crise Pós-Pelé — The INTRO states 'following the departure of Edson Arantes do Nascimento in 1974', but Pelé's transfer to New York Cosmos occurred in 1975, not 1974; his last game for Santos was in 1974, but his departure (transfer) was in 1975.
Copa Libertadores 1963 — The first leg of the 1963 final was played at Santos' Estádio Vila Belmiro, not at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã.
Gestão Vanderlei Luxemburgo — The entry states that the captain during the 2002 title-winning campaign was Juninho Paulista, but the actual captain of Santos FC during the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro title was Alex (Alexsandro de Souza), not Juninho Paulista.
Copa Libertadores 1963 — The final was decided on aggregate goals after a playoff, not on aggregate points; the second leg score was 2-1 for Peñarol, not 3-1 for Santos.
Copa Libertadores 1963 — Pelé scored once in the second leg (a penalty) and once in the playoff match, not twice in the second leg.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002 — The 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A did not feature a 'group and knockout format with 26 teams'; it was a single round-robin league format with 26 teams, followed by knockout playoffs for the top eight.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002 — Santos did not win their 'sixth national championship' in 2002; it was their seventh national title (counting the 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Taça Brasil and the 1968 Taça de Prata as previous national championships).
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