 After his spell with Atlético Mineiro, he return to his first professional club Cruzeiro where he made 28 appearances between 2008 and 2009, he scored twice for the club during that time.He made his Copa Libertadores debut with Cruzeiro on 19 March 2009 against Club Universitario.In 2009, Gérson Magrão left Brazil for the second time in his career as he agreed to join Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who were the defending Premier League champions at the time.