Marco Silva holds Prestianni and explains rotation in the goal: “There’s nothing...”

Marco Silva moved the scene from a departure of Gianluca Prestianni in the winter market in January, after the victory of Benfica against the Celtic (4-1), in the game of the 2nd round of the League Europa league. At a press conference, the eagle coach was asked if he would ask Rui Costa to hold the player in the next transfer window and turned out to be categorical. 

“Prestianni is our player, has a long contract with us and is doing things very well. There's nothing to think about here. Our supporters are recognizing it, and very well, because they understand not only the quality, but also the work, they recognize who works hard for the club and what it has done ", started by saying Marco Silva, highlighting the consistency of the Argentine extreme, which yesterday added two more assistances.

“ It's been a great start to Prestianni. With regard to our tranquility and having it with us, we must be satisfied when we have players of this quality to work with. I, as a coach, am satisfied. I know he's also very focused on his day-to-day work. He really wants to win with this shirt. So you don't have to have any conversations with the president, because I don't think it's necessary right now. If the president thinks it is important to talk, we usually talk about everything that is going on around us, but at this point there is absolutely no need at all”, he explained. 

Benfica's coach took advantage of the duel with Celtic to promote some moves on the 11th, highlighting Trubin's entrance to Samuel Soares' place, as had already happened during the visit to AC Milan. Marco Silva argued that this is a proof of trust in the two goalkeepers. 

“If I had confidence only in one, the other would not play. It's obvious that Trubin, and you know, had three seasons playing constantly. It was a technical decision to change and start giving Samu the opportunity [Samuel Soares], but Trubin is a player more than used to big stage, has international experience, and we chose, since we entered the league phase of the Europa League, to give him the games of this competition. Whether you're going to keep this up or not, you have to wait and see. It was the decision I made for the first two games ", stressed. 

“ Let's see if it's going to continue next week, but I can tell you, right now, what's in my head is that he plays the next game. Until then I can change, training can also dictate something different, but that's what I think right now. And it shows trust in both of us. It shows neither insecurity nor lack of confidence, it shows otherwise. I get the point. It usually takes place in indoor competitions, in the Cups, League Cup and Cup of Portugal. You can do that. Maybe if I did, there were no big questions here. Or maybe there was. Sometimes, when you make changes and it doesn't go so well with the goalie you go in, it's because you haven't played what's usually the most titular. We've chosen this way. In my opinion, it reflects confidence in both, not the other way around ", it shot Marco Silva.