Benfica have decided to launch Gianluca Prestianni into the first team. The Portuguese bought the Argentine talent from Velez Sarsfield last January, mocking the Italians who had shown interest as
The South American talent has signed a contract until 2029 and has chosen the number 25 shirt. In his experience in Argentina with the Velez jersey he has collected 39 appearances between the Argentine championship, national cups and Copa Libertadores scoring 3 goals and one assist. Instead with Benfica only one appearance in Liga Portugal, for two minutes.
The choice was made by coach Roger Schmidt, who explained how Prestianni will be an asset for the club. Also because he was bought for around 9 million, a huge sum for an eighteen-year-old, bought early – in December – just to be able to anticipate the Italians. In the past few weeks there had also been interest from important clubs, in Holland, such as PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, but there was still no decision for the player who, for his part, would like to play more than the minutes he has had so far in Portugal. Now, in fact, the choice has been made and Prestianni will be part of the first team of Benfica, with the hope of being able to finally explode.