Zelson Martins came for Olympiakos!

It arrived for him Olympic The Gelson Martins.

In Greece on behalf of Piraeus since Monday afternoon the 28-year-old ace, who came to our country to seal his agreement with the “red and whites”, for 2.5 year contract.

THE Portuguese he began his career at Sporting Lisbon, where he played from 2012 until 2015, and then made the big move to Atlético Madrid, which drew from its coffers 22 million euros to get him.

Things did not go the way he expected at the “Rojiblancos” and in 2019 Monaco proceeded to acquire him for 30 million euros. With the Monegasques he scored 16 goals and 14 assists in 129 games, while he is also 21 times international with the Portuguese national team.

Its quality is also a given Olympic they know it firsthand. Gelson Martins, wearing the shirt of Sporting Lisbon, faced Piraeus twice in the Champions League and even counted the same number of victories, having also made a big contribution to them!

Specifically, the season 2017-18 the “red and whites” were in a group with the Portuguese team, Barcelona and Juventus and experienced two defeats against the “lions”. The two teams faced each other in the premiership on September 12, 2017, with Martins playing as a starter and early on missing a great chance with a crossbar.

Yes, in the 13th minute the Portuguese he went behind the center all alone, perfectly placing Kapinos for 2-0, after he had taken the lead in the 2nd minute with Dubia’s goal. In the end, the guests won 3-2, despite the great effort of Felipe Pardo in the final, where he scored two goals.

In the Portugal game on November 22, again, the Sporting had taken the “three points”, this time 3-1, with Gelson Martins starting again. The speedy midfielder had shared the assist on Bas Dost’s goal in the 40th minute with a nice turn from a difficult position.