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Close to being announced as Cruzeiro’s reinforcement for the 2025 season, striker Gabigol was the most searched athlete in Brazil, according to data from the platform “Flashscore”, specializing in football statistics.
According to the FlashscoreGabigol’s name was searched more than the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, and the Brazilians Vinicius Júnior and Luiz Henrique.
According to data released by FlashscoreGabigol has around 1.7 million views on the platform’s app in the last 12 months.
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Gabigol was decisive in the final stretch of the 2024 season and won the Copa do Brasil in what was the striker’s last great moment for Flamengo. “Gabi” scored two goals in the final against Atlético, in addition to being important in other moments of the competition, such as in the match against Palmeiras, in the round of 16.
Data recorded by Flashscore showed around six million searches on the platform with the name Gabigol during the second game against Palmeiras, in São Paulo.
Flamengo was also highlighted on Flashscore, being the most searched for in Brazil throughout 2024, with approximately eleven million searches, surpassing teams like Corinthians and Real Madrid. In global statistics, the merengue team appears with approximately 76 million views on the platform.
For Flamengo, Gabigol scored 161 goals. Its biggest victims were: Fluminense (11), Athletico-PR (11) and Santos (8). Furthermore, the striker won 13 titles: Campeonato Carioca (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024), Brasileirão (2019 and 2020), Libertadores (2019, 2022), Copa do Brasil (2022 and 2024), Recopa Sul-Americana (2020 ) and Brazilian Super Cup (2020, 2021).
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Cruzeiro is planning to announce a boost in weight next season. According to an investigation by the Itatiaiathe Celeste board intends to formalize the signing of striker Gabriel Barbosa, “Gabigol”, on January 2, 2025, the date of the club’s 104th anniversary.
Gabigol’s current contract with Flamengo will end on December 31st this year. Before that, Cruzeiro, even for legal reasons, cannot make any official announcement.
The agreement between Cruzeiro and Gabriel Barbosa took place a few months ago. As he did not reach a renewal agreement with Rubro-Negro from Rio de Janeiro, the attacker negotiated a pre-contract with the Cruzeiro leadership. There is an alignment for the athlete to sign a four-season contract with the five-star team.
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The Cruzeiro board’s intention is to positively impact the group of players for next season and show the market that the club has regained strength in signings. Gabigol, according to Itatiaia, will be the club’s main attraction in the pre-season in the United States.
The celestial delegation’s trip to North America is scheduled for January 5th.
