Gianluca Prestianni: Benfica player provisionally suspended by UEFA amid Vinicius Junior Champions League racism allegations

UEFA suspends Prestianni over alleged racist incident towards Vini Jr

UEFA has provisionally banned Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni after allegations he racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in last week’s Champions League clash. Benfica heads into the second leg on Wednesday trailing a goal and without manager José Mourinho, who is serving a suspension.

Vinicius: No place for racism in life, you're wrong - Emmanuel Adebayor knocks Mourinho

Former Arsenal striker, Emmanuel Adebayor has criticized Benfica manager Jose Mourinho over his comments concerning the alleged racist abuse aimed at Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. Last week, Vinicius claimed Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him during both teams’ UEFA Champions League Round of 16 play-off first leg clash in Lisbon. The incident occurred after the Brazilian international netted the only goal of the match in the…

Benfica's Prestianni banned 1 game after abuse claims by Vinicius Jr.

UEFA banned Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for one game after Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. claimed he racially abused him, soccer officials said Monday.

Why Prestianni won't play for Benfica against Real Madrid

The Argentinian midfielder was provisionally suspended by UEFA ahead of the return leg in Madrid for comments made to Vinicius Junior

No Mourinho and Prestianni for Benfica in Champions League match against Real Madrid

There won’t be another confrontation between Vinícius Júnior and Gianluca Prestianni in the Champions League this week. Real Madrid and Benfica meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday. But UEFA has banished Prestianni from the match following accusations he racially…