Prestianni dazzled in Argentina, but finished in tears: why | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni was one of the standout figures in Argentina’s 7-0 thrashing of Burkina Faso in a friendly played in Buenos Aires. The 20-year-old Benfica winger made his mark by scoring one of the goals for Lionel Scaloni’s side and by setting up Julián Álvarez for another.

Argentina are now preparing to face Benin. Prestianni admits it will be hard to hold back the tears and is still dreaming of sharing the pitch with his idol.

"Obviously, I grew up watching him, and not seeing him in the national team anymore will be hugely sad for all Argentinians. The coach will decide, but it would be a dream to play alongside him. I trained with him, but I still haven’t been able to share the pitch with him, so hopefully that dream comes true. A few tears will fall, but for now we just have to wait for Tuesday," he admitted.

Prestianni scored the South Americans’ third goal. The Benfica playmaker caused damage down the left side of the attack, cut inside, as he has already made a habit of doing for Benfica, set up Lautaro Martínez and then struck first time from the heart of the penalty area.

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