Back at Benfica, Prestianni makes promise to the fans | OneFootball

Despite the somewhat significant gap to first place in the table, Gianluca Prestianni is confident that Benfica can still become champions

Gianluca Prestianni returned to Lisbon after completing the training camp with the Argentina national team, convinced that Benfica will give everything to win their 39th national championship this season. Despite trailing Porto by seven points, the young Benfica winger promises "hard work" until the final match.

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Although he was not used in the friendlies against Mauritania and Zambia, the Eagles' number 21 was asked at Lisbon airport whether he still believes Benfica can become champions: "Yes, we will work until the last match," he said in comments to CMTV.

In that same vein, it is worth noting that Prestianni - who has once again attracted interest from other clubs - had already said, while still in Argentina, that he would push himself to the limit in Benfica's final seven matches this season to justify a call-up from Lionel Scaloni for the 2026 World Cup.

"I would give everything to be at the World Cup. Even what I do not have. But I have to stay calm and keep working at Benfica to see if the opportunity comes. I think I am doing things very well at Benfica, everything the coach asks of me," the young Argentine winger shared in an interview with 'Telefe'.

So far this season for Benfica, Gianluca Prestianni — valued at 12 million euros — has made a total of 33 appearances: 22 in Liga Portugal Betclic, five in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup. In the 1,693 minutes he has been on the pitch, the winger has recorded three goals and two assists.

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