Starter for Juventus - Benfica, Prestianni sets alarm bells ringing | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni is José Mourinho’s latest headache. According to reports, the Argentine international, who started in the defeat against Juventus, felt some discomfort during the match, which ended up causing some concern on the Benfica bench.

As revealed by the newspaper Record in its Thursday edition, January 22, everything happened around the 77th minute of the match, which took place at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. It was at that moment that Prestianni gave up his place to João Rego, due to the physical problems he was experiencing.

However, the same source adds that the young Argentine — who is on River Plate’s radar — had already warned the Eagles’ bench a few minutes earlier, when he suddenly stopped on the pitch, realizing he was not able to continue contributing to Benfica.

The nature of Prestianni’s problems is still unknown. However, José Mourinho hopes it is nothing serious, considering that the Benfica coach cannot afford to lose another player to the Eagles’ medical department, especially a winger, a position that has been heavily affected by problems.

This season, wearing the Benfica shirt, Gianluca Prestianni — valued at 12 million euros — has already played a total of 24 official matches: 14 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 976 minutes he spent on the pitch, the Argentine recorded two goals and one assist.

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