Official! Benfica ‘send’ Prestianni back to Argentina, farewell party | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni is going through one of his best spells since arriving at Benfica and is now seeing his excellent start to the season rewarded with another call-up to the Argentina national team. The 20-year-old winger is included in Lionel Scaloni’s squad list for three warm-up matches between September and October.

Prestianni will be available to the Argentina national team for the clashes against Bolivia on September 30, Burkina Faso on October 3, and Benin on October 6. The latter match will carry special significance, as it is expected to be Lionel Messi’s farewell game for the Argentina national team. The call-up comes after Prestianni was left out of the squad for the 2026 World Cup.

The Benfica player was also affected by the punishment handed down following the controversy involving Vinícius Júnior, a situation that impacted his presence in the competition. Now, the winger is back in Scaloni’s plans at a time when he has been one of Benfica’s main standout performers. The Argentine has earned more space under Marco Silva and has delivered impressive performances at the start of the season.

Argentina’s last two matches will be played in Buenos Aires, at the Más Monumental, River Plate’s home stadium. Before that, the Albiceleste will face Bolivia in Córdoba, in the interior of the country. According to information released by the AFA, Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso will only be available for the final friendly, against Benin.

Prestianni, on the other hand, could feature in all three fixtures and will therefore have another opportunity to convince Lionel Scaloni. For the Benfica player, the call-up represents another important step in a season in which he has managed to establish himself as one of Marco Silva’s main attacking weapons.

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