US EditionGianluca Prestianni: Benfica player handed six-game ban for homophobic conduct towards Vinicius Junior
UEFA said the suspended Benfica forward must serve three matches immediately and asked FIFA to extend the ban worldwide.
- On Friday, UEFA suspended Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for six matches following an investigation into discriminatory, homophobic conduct during a Champions League match against Real Madrid.
- Disciplinary proceedings followed allegations from Real Madrid's Vinicius, who reported that Prestianni used a Spanish racist slur, 'mono,' after scoring a goal during the playoff match.
- Prestianni's six-match ban includes one match already served during the Champions League playoff, while three matches are subject to a two-year probationary period.
- UEFA has requested that FIFA extend the suspension worldwide, which could make the Argentina player ineligible for international duty and affect World Cup availability.
- Prestianni denied the charge of using racist language; he previously missed the return leg at Santiago Bernab after receiving a provisional suspension during the playoff.
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By César López, CNN en Español. Argentine footballer Gianluca Prestianni received a severe punishment from UEFA on Friday for using homophobic language against Brazilian Vinícius Júnior. The governing body of European football decided to suspend the Benfica player for six matches and asked FIFA to extend the punishment worldwide, which would affect his participation in any activity with the Argentine national team, regardless of the level. UEFA'…
Az argentin focistát először rasszizmussal vádolták, de később kiderült, hogy homofób megjegyzést tett.
Gianluca Prestianni has already been provisionally suspended after making discriminatory remarks against Vinícius Jr. in the Champions League match against Real Madrid.
The UEFA Committee of Control, Ethics and Discipline has sanctioned this Friday with six games the player of Benfica Gianluca Prestianni “for discriminatory behavior” during the game that his team competed against Real Madrid in the Champions League.Continue reading...
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