Corinthians are Gabigol’s second favourite target in Paulista derbies | OneFootball

Corinthians is Gabigol’s second biggest victim in São Paulo derbies. Playing for Santos, the striker has scored five goals against the alvinegro rival. The team that has suffered the most at the hands of the number 10 is Palmeiras, against whom Gabigol has found the net six times.

The most recent goal against Corinthians happened in the first stage of this year’s Campeonato Paulista. The derby at Vila Belmiro seemed headed for a Corinthians victory, but in stoppage time, Gabigol scored from a free kick and leveled the match.

The other four goals were scored during the striker’s first stint at Santos. In the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro, the then number 10 for Peixe scored the only goal of the match and secured the win over the rival, also at Vila Belmiro.

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In 2015, this time in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, Gabigol was decisive for Santos in both the first and second legs. In the first match, he scored one of the goals in the 2-1 victory. In the second, he found the net again.

That season, Peixe reached the final of the competition but finished as runners-up to Palmeiras.

Gabigol’s first goal against Corinthians in derbies came back in 2014, in Santos’ 5-1 thrashing of their rival, also in the Campeonato Paulista.

Gabigol vs Corinthians

Santos’ number 9 will face Corinthians again this Sunday, in yet another alvinegro derby. The match kicks off at 4pm (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, in Santos.

Peixe comes into the match after a poor run this season. In the Brasileirão, they have won only one match and sit in 14th place, with five points.

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