Benfica’s international bids farewell to the Luz, no return date set | OneFootball

The Under-20 World Cup kicked off last Saturday, September 27. Gianluca Prestianni, forward for Benfica, was called up by Argentina and has already left Luz, heading to Chile, the country hosting the competition. The young player will miss the matches against Chelsea and Porto and his return to the team depends on the results.

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 green light to the young player.

“Prestianni is going to the Under-20 World Cup. It's 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 wasn't fair; everyone likes to go to the national team, and South Americans, with their culture, even more so. So he's going to the Under-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 – has 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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