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Benfica Release Social Media Post to Defend Gianluca Prestianni From Racism Allegations After Complaint From Vini Jr in Loss to Real Madrid

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Benfica have released footage from the Real Madrid game, claiming that the players were lying about hearing Gianluca Prestianni racially abuse Vinicius Jr.

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Center

"As the images show, given the distance, Real Madrid players could not hear what they say they have heard"

·Barcelona, Spain
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Center

Fede Valverde came out in defense of Vinícius Júnior after the final beep of Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid, a duel in which the Brazilian would have received racist insults from Gianluca Prestianni, an action for which the meeting was stopped for almost ten minutes. "We don't know what he has told him, but according to all the comrades who have been around he has told him something ugly, something that should not be said. We have been long, many peopl…

·Madrid, Spain
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During Real Madrid's match against Benfica, Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior was subjected to racist abuse from Benfica's Argentine midfielder Gianluca Prestianni. Vinicius' teammate Federico Valverde also reacted to the incident, saying that the Argentine said something ugly. "Prestianni? When you cover your mouth with your shirt to say something, you obviously do it to say something really ugly." Prestianni said something to Vini Jr. Ref call…

Lean Right

Real Madrid, far superior to the team of Mourinho, leaves Lisbon with a short result marked by the racist insult of Prestianni that the Brazilian denounced the collegiate to stop the party Read

·Madrid, Spain
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Right

The Real Madrid striker complained to the referee that Benfica's Gianluca Prestiani made a racist comment immediately after the 0-1 and his own goal - The match started and ended after a ten-minute break, to calm things down

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CartaCapital broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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