Coluna do Fla
·9 de septiembre de 2025
Série D player: I’m better than Gabigol, Flamengo star should start

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·9 de septiembre de 2025
The fantastic world of Thiago Galhardo gains yet another chapter. That’s because the Santa Cruz striker claimed he is superior to most current center-forwards in Brazilian football. The former Vasco player believes, for example, that he is better than Flamengo idol Gabigol. However, Galhardo had to ‘take his hat off’ to Pedro.
— (Thiago Galhardo or Pedro?) In that case, I’m Pedro. I’m very much Pedro. I think Pedro is really good and if he comes back to football, as he was already coming back before the injury, I think he’s the number 9 for the national team and could already be fighting for this World Cup,” said Galhardo in an interview with 365 Scores.
Currently at Santa Cruz, Thiago Galhardo had the best moment of his career at Internacional. With the southern team, he was part of the 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho Team of the Year and was named Player of the Month for August in the Brasileirão that same year.
Gabigol, on the other hand, has ten top scorer awards in his career, has been selected three times for the Brazilian Championship Team of the Year, was named King of America, and was also included in the Conmebol Team of the Year. Currently at Cruzeiro, the Flamengo idol is competing for a spot with Kaio Jorge.
— I think the passion of the Santa Cruz fan is very comparable to that of Flamengo. I don’t know which player who passed through here said it’s the Flamengo of the Northeast, I think it was Léo Moura. The strength this team has, its size, is huge. It was dormant, and now it’s coming back,” Galhardo highlighted.
Santa Cruz secured promotion to Série C of the Brazilian Championship last Sunday (7th), while Flamengo is fighting to remain at the top of the first division. So, the next match for the Rubro-Negro will be this Sunday (14th) against Juventude.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.