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Benfica’s Prestianni provisionally suspended by Uefa after Vinícius incident

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  • Prestianni to miss second leg against Real Madrid

  • Vinícius alleged he was racially abused by Argentinian

Uefa has provisionally suspended Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni for Wednesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid after allegations that he racially abused Vinícius Júnior during last week’s first leg.

The ban has been imposed pending the completion of a Uefa investigation and Benfica said they would appeal against the decision. The Portuguese club said they regretted being “deprived” of the player while the process was ongoing but acknowledged their appeal was unlikely to prevent Prestianni from being suspended for the return in Madrid.

Continue reading…Prestianni to miss second leg against Real MadridVinícius alleged he was racially abused by ArgentinianUefa has provisionally suspended Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni for Wednesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid after allegations that he racially abused Vinícius Júnior during last week’s first leg.The ban has been imposed pending the completion of a Uefa investigation and Benfica said they would appeal against the decision. The Portuguese club said they regretted being “deprived” of the player while the process was ongoing but acknowledged their appeal was unlikely to prevent Prestianni from being suspended for the return in Madrid. Continue reading…