Confirmed! Prestianni bids farewell to Benfica, next move already decided | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni left Benfica and has already headed to Chile, where he will represent Argentina in the U-20 World Cup. The forward will miss the trips to Chelsea and Porto and, depending on his country's performance, might miss the match against Chaves.

Argentina is included in Group D, along with Cuba (September 29, at 00:00), Australia (October 2, at 00:00), and Italy (October 5, at 00:00). In this stage of the competition, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.

the decision to go to the World Cup depended on Bruno Lage, Benfica's coach at the time of the call-up. However, José Mourinho took over the position and gave the young player the green light.

“Prestianni is going to the U-20 World Cup. It is important for him and important for Benfica as well. It's a position for which we have more options. Forcing him to stay and giving him few minutes wouldn't be fair; everyone likes to go to the national team, and South Americans, with their culture, even more so. Therefore, he is going to the U-20 World Cup,” revealed José Mourinho, in the preview of Benfica – Gil Vicente.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Gianluca Prestianni – valued at 8 million euros – played nine matches: five in the Liga Portugal Betclic, three in the Champions League, and one in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. In the 200 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger scored one goal (Tondela).

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