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Gabigol reached the 100-goal mark for Santos

Since Romário, no player had reached the mark of at least 100 goals for two clubs in Brazilian football’s ‘G-12’. Gabigol achieved the feat last Thursday (13), when he hit the century mark in Santos’ 2-1 win over Macará (ECU) in the Copa Sudamericana.

Asked whether he had shaken off his poor run of form by opening the scoring in the match at Vila Belmiro, Gabigol mentioned Flamengo. After all, the striker has 161 goals in the Sacred Shirt and is not used to going too long without scoring, having gone through a three-match drought with Santos.

— No, there’s no ‘curse.’ I have more than 100 goals for Flamengo, and now 100 for Santos. If there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s score goals! I was looking for it, I was trying, I knew it would come, I’ve always scored goals, and today (Thursday) was no different — said Gabigol.

WHAT ARE ROMÁRIO’S AND GABIGOL’S ACHIEVEMENTS?

Gabigol scored his 100th goal for Santos. At Flamengo, the striker scored 161. Romário, however, went well past the 100-goal mark for both Mengão and Vasco. For the Rubro-Negro club, the Baixinho found the net 204 times. For their rival, he did so 326 times.

SO, WHAT IS THE G-12?

The statistic considers only what are regarded as the 12 biggest clubs in Brazil. In other words, the four from Rio (Flamengo, Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense), the four from São Paulo (Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo and Santos), the two from Minas Gerais (Cruzeiro and Atlético-MG), and the two from Rio Grande do Sul (Grêmio and Internacional).

IN SHORT, WHAT WAS GABIGOL’S 100TH GOAL FOR SANTOS LIKE?

Former Flamengo player Gabigol scored his 100th goal for Santos in the 44th minute of the first half. After a beautiful pass from Neymar, the striker finished past the Macará goalkeeper to level the match. In the second half, another former Flamengo player found the net: Willian Arão.

SO, WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION AFTER ALL?

— It’s not easy to score 100 goals for one club. To do it for two, then… A great achievement by Gabigol. Despite the rough season Santos are having, Gabi has good numbers. In 33 matches, the striker has 16 goals and seven assists. He has already far surpassed his last season at Flamengo, in 2024, when he scored only eight goals — commented Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist and assistant editor at the Coluna do Fla website.

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