(Gabigol) The story behind this trend in Social Media today
03-10-2026
I’ll look up what’s driving the Gabigol trend on social media today.Gabigol is trending because he scored in the São Paulo–Santos derby at Morumbis on the night of 2 October 2026, a delayed Brasileirão match played during the FIFA window.He is on loan at Santos from Cruzeiro this season, back at the club that formed him. After a weak first half of the year he has been in strong form: he is Santos’s top scorer in the league with 11 goals, and over a recent four-game stretch he had four goals and three assists. In 2026 overall he has about 21 goals and 10 assists in roughly 42 games. Commentators had highlighted the run before kickoff, noting that Santos was chasing a fifth straight league win, something the club had not done since 2019, and that Gabigol was rediscovering his decisive edge as the team improved around him.In the game itself São Paulo opened the scoring from the penalty spot through Luciano around the 32nd minute. Gabigol answered almost immediately, around the 35th, with a header from a cross by Escobar after a move involving Cebolinha, leveling the score. Clips of that equalizer, and of the celebration, spread quickly across social media as the match was still being played.The wider story is the comeback arc. Gabigol left Flamengo at the end of 2024 after a failed renewal, spent time at Cruzeiro, and has used the Santos loan to put himself back in the spotlight. Earlier in September he also said he still wants to return to Flamengo one day, which drew criticism from Santos fans and a public apology from him. Transfer talk (Europe, and reports he is open to Turkey) has circulated as well, with his contract at Cruzeiro running to 2028 and Santos interested in keeping him. Tonight’s goal in the clássico is what pushed his name to the top of the conversation.