Gabigol aims to break his goal drought away from Vila Belmiro for Santos | OneFootball

One of Santos' main hopes for the season, Gabigol is still trying to find his way back to scoring goals away from Vila Belmiro. Since his return to the club, the striker has not scored as a visitor — all four of his 2026 goals have come at Urbano Caldeira.

The number 9 found the net twice in the 6-0 thrashing of Velo Clube, once in the 2-1 win over Novorizontino, and once in the 1-1 draw with Corinthians.

Away from Vila, however, the drought continues. Gabigol has played four matches away from home: three as a visitor — against Palmeiras (Arena Barueri), São Paulo (Morumbis), and Noroeste (Alfredão) — and one as the home team, against Red Bull Bragantino, at Neo Química Arena.

Despite this, the center forward remains Santos' top scorer this season, with four goals. The runner-up is Thaciano, with three.

Familiar stage

This Sunday, Gabigol will try to end his drought in a stadium that brings back good memories. On February 13, 2016, during his first stint at Santos, the striker scored one of the goals in the 3-3 draw with Novorizontino, in the 4th round of the Paulistão. That was, to this day, his only match at Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi.

Now, ten years later, the top scorer is looking to repeat the feat to help Santos advance to the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista. The decisive match takes place at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), in a single-leg game.

Next Santos match

Match: Novorizontino vs Santos (Paulistão quarterfinals) Date: 02/22 (Sunday), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP)

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