Nah, not really, I actually think it’s the least important factor, and it was only the enabler (their new coach tried to change the way they played, got into a fight with the players and then basically asked to be fired after a loss against local rivals). The psychological factor is the most important, as they were still able to build 3-0 and 3-1 leads against Palmeiras and Grêmio, and then choked immensely.

And Botafogo bottled at least 5 games recently, 3 of them quite spectacularly.