Benfica starter denies River Plate move: No, no, no, no and no | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni had a special night while on duty for Argentina. After scoring for the senior national team for the first time in the 7-0 thrashing of Burkina Faso, the Benfica winger reunited with Nicolas Otamendi and received a River Plate shirt from the former Benfica captain, the club the defender now plays for.

The moment led to Prestianni being asked about a possible desire to return to Argentine football. The 20-year-old, however, made it clear that, for now, he is not thinking about a move like that and intends to keep building his career in Europe.

"No, no, no, no, no, I've said it before. I'm 20 years old, I'm in Europe, I'm going through a period that I think is very good. My idea is, obviously, to stay for several years, to keep adapting to Europe. And, as I've said before, no one knows what could happen tomorrow, but right now the focus is... it's on Europe," he explained.

About the shirt gifted by Otamendi, Prestianni revealed that he had already asked his international teammate for it: "Otamendi had promised me a shirt once. Before coming to the national team now, I told him to save one for me, because it was very beautiful, that's all."

The Benfica player also did not hide his emotion over his first goal for Argentina, which he scored in the 7-0 win, in addition to providing an assist for the fifth goal: "I'm very happy, I still can't believe I scored my first goal for the national team. I'm enjoying the moment I'm living, my family has always been with me since I was little, so every achievement of mine is also an achievement for them," he said.

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