José Mourinho just arrived at Benfica and already faces a major setback | OneFootball

José Mourinho was announced, on September 18, as the new head coach of Benfica. Despite having joined the Eagles just a day ago, the Special One will already have to start doing the math, considering that Gianluca Prestianni has been called up to the Argentina U-20 national team and will be unavailable for Benfica for several weeks.

The international commitment is for the U-20 World Cup, which will take place between September 27 and October 19, so it is certain that the young winger will miss Benfica's matches scheduled during those dates.

According to the official calendar of the Argentina U-20 team, the squad called up by Diego Placente will begin training for the competition this Friday, September 19. However, Prestianni should be available for Benfica's match at AVS SAD on September 20, leaving some doubt as to whether he will be included in José Mourinho's plans against Rio Ave on the 23rd of this month.

Despite the uncertainty, it is certain that Prestianni will leave Benfica's squad on September 24, as that is the day the Argentina delegation travels to Chile, the country hosting the final stage of the U-20 World Cup.

It should be remembered that Bruno Lage had previously vetoed Prestianni's release for the national team commitment, but José Mourinho reversed the decision on his very first day of work. Thus, Prestianni will certainly miss Benfica's matches against Gil Vicente and Porto in Liga Portugal, scheduled for September 26 and October 5 respectively. In the Champions League, it is confirmed that the 19-year-old winger will miss the clash with Chelsea on October 5. Should Argentina reach the World Cup final, set for October 19, Prestianni is also expected to miss the trip to Newcastle on October 21.

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