MOSCOW, Aug 19 Midfielder of St. Petersburg football club «Zenith» Gustavo Mantua said he wants to stay with the team for many years. Mantua is loaned by Zenit until the end of the 2022/23 season from the Brazilian club Corinthians. The 21-year-old Brazilian player made his debut for the Blue-White-Blues in the match of the fifth round of the Russian Championship with CSKA (2:1). The footballer came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal.» At Zenit, my goal was to stay here for many years. I really want this because I was well received. Despite the fact that I have not been here for very long, I can say «I feel at home. I was given the best welcome. St. Petersburg is a very good city. The fact that there are a lot of Brazilians in Zenit makes my work much easier. They help me, like the Colombians Barrios and Cassierra,» he quotes Mantua esportes.yahoo. «Am I getting ready for winter? I'm not ready for winter at all. But let's see how it will be in reality. I love the cold, but I don't know yet what it's like in Russia,» the player added.
