Chastened after his first attempt to break European football ended in disaster, the 22-year-old forward has rediscovered his best form back at Santos
They were the twin saviours of Brazilian football, two angels named Gabriel who were set to take the Selecao to heaven and back with their scoring prowess.
Gabriel Barbosa – better known as 'Gabigol' – and Gabriel Jesus had grown up on different sides of Sao Paulo's fierce football divide, with Santos and Palmeiras respectively, but both were tipped for stardom when in 2016 moves to two of Europe's most prestigious clubs beckoned.
Indeed, many experts thought Gabigol would fare better at Inter than Jesus at Manchester City, at least at first.