US EditionGianluca Prestianni: Benfica player provisionally suspended by UEFA amid Vinicius Junior Champions League racism allegations
UEFA suspended Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni for one match pending investigation after a racial slur allegation by Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior in the Champions League.
- Gianluca Prestianni has been provisionally suspended by UEFA for one game following allegations of racial abuse against Vinicius Junior during a Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid.
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The Belgian striker says that "all injustice deserves to pay the consequences"
Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni could be available for the second leg of their Champions League play-off against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, despite UEFA having imposed a one-match provisional suspension on him. The Argentine was banned on Monday as UEFA continues its investigation into allegations of racist abuse towards Vinicius Junior during the first leg in Lisbon, with Prestianni denying the charges. UEFA suspends Prestiann…
After the possibly racist incident in the Champions League match, Argentine football pro Prestianni of Benfica Lisbon has been suspended for the return match at Real Madrid.
Mourinho's return upended by suspension
Jose Mourinho has not set foot in the Santiago Bernabeu since leaving Real Madrid in 2013, but his Champions League homecoming with Benfica on Wednesday will be far more complicated than initially anticipated. Mourinho cannot sit in the dug-out for the play-off second leg after being sent off during his team's 1-0 first-leg defeat in Lisbon last week. The 63-year-old also came under fire for his controversial comments in the aftermath of alleged…
UEFA decided to provisionally sanction Gianluca Prestianni for Wednesday's match in the Bernabéu before Real Madrid by appealing to a concept, the "prima facie", that is, "at first sight", which allows someone to blame for a crime when there are "sufficient facts" without the need for a sentence.
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