It took more than three months, but Gerson finally became disenchanted with Zenit, this Wednesday (22), when he scored the first goal for the club in the 6-0 rout of Orenburg in the Russian Cup.
After recovering from injury, the former Flamengo captain was selected as a starter by coach Sergei Semak, who used a reserve team in the match, as Zenit entered the Gazprom Arena already qualified for the knockout stage.
Gerson scored the third goal of the rout, with a shot from outside the area after a rebound from a free kick by Gorshkov. The midfielder shot past the goalkeeper and celebrated shyly.
Revealed by Corinthians, he also scored in the rout of Zenit, a minute after coming off the bench.
Watch Gerson’s first goal for Zenit
33′ | GERSON SCORES! 🇧🇷
The Brazilian midfielder fires home from the edge of the box for his first Zenit goal! 👏 2-0
— FC Zenit in English✨ (@fczeniat_en)
Gerson happy after scoring his first goal for Zenit.
— BRASILEIRÃO DA DEPRESSÃO (@br_dadepressao)
Since then, Gerson had been with the Russian club.
Furthermore, training photos also went viral on social media.
Gerson’s departure was heavily criticized by Flamengo fans and football fans in general. After all, in addition to being captain of the Rio club, the player was being called up for the Brazilian team.
A possible move for the player to Palmeiras in 2026.
