"He was booked for his celebrations and items were thrown towards him from the stands. Television pictures showed a heated exchange between Vinicius and Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni. The forward then spoke to referee Francois Letexier and went and sat down in the dugout as play was halted for around 10 minutes. Letexier made a crossed arms gesture to signal racist abuse."
""This is the first time we have seen this protocol from the referee in a game of this level. The referee stops the game. It is an official gesture that there has been a report of racist abuse. This is an important issue we cannot just wave it away. The referee did well to let everyone calm down. This is an education process.""
Vinicius Jr scored a superb Champions League winner with an unstoppable shot shortly after the break. He was booked for his celebrations and objects were thrown at him from the stands. Television pictures showed a heated exchange between Vinicius and Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni, after which Vinicius spoke to referee Francois Letexier and sat in the dugout as play was halted for around 10 minutes. Letexier made a crossed-arms gesture to signal racist abuse. Both coaches spoke to the player before play restarted. Benfica boss Jose Mourinho received a red card for dissent, and Real players were repeatedly pelted with items. Vinicius is now the second highest-scoring Brazilian in Champions League history with 31 goals, overtaking Kaka.
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