 He also appeared with the side in 2011 South American U-20 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, always as a starter.On 1 September 2011 Pezzella was called up to the year's Pan American Games, appearing in five matches and scoring two goals during the competition.In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.