Gianluca Prestianni has been provisionally suspended by UEFA for Benfica’s Champions League game against Real Madrid on Wednesday following allegations he racially abused Vinicius Junior. The 20-year-old was provisionally banned for one match, while an investigation into alleged racism directed at the Real Madrid forward continues.
Last week’s match at the Estadio da Luz in Portugal was stopped for 11 minutes after the Brazilian forward told the referee he suffered racial abuse.Cameras picked up the 25-year-old telling French referee Francois Letexier he had been targeted in a comment made to him by Prestianni.Prestianni had denied making a racist slur, claiming the Madrid player “misinterpreted what he thought he heard”.
Real lead the tie 1-0 ahead of the second leg.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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