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

UEFA suspended Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for one match pending investigation into alleged racial abuse of Vinícius Júnior during Champions League first leg, potentially facing up to 10-game ban.

  • 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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Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism row

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.

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By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español. Real Madrid and Benfica will face off on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League playoff tie, but Los Blancos have already secured a victory off the court, according to UEFA's decisions announced 48 hours before the second leg of the series, where the Spanish side holds a 1-0 lead. The European confederation announced on Monday that it has provisionally suspended Benfica forward Gianluca Prestiann…

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The duel between Real Madrid and Benfica for the Champions League continues to generate news. In that duel, which ended in favor of the Spaniards by 1-0, there was a regrettable situation. Vinícius Junior accused racist insults of the Argentine player Gianluca Prestianni. After the celebration of the goal the transandino covered his mouth with his shirt for just two seconds and when he uncovered it, the Merengue end ran out quickly to the judge.…

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