"Benfica took note of UEFA's decision to apply a provisional suspension of one game to its player Gianluca Prestianni, as part of the ongoing investigation regarding the incident that occurred in the game against Real Madrid. The club regrets being deprived of the player while the case is still under investigation and will appeal this UEFA decision, even if the deadlines in question will hardly have any practical effect on the second-leg of the Champions League play-off."
"Benfica have announced they will appeal UEFA's decision to provisionally suspend forward Gianluca Prestianni for one game, ruling him out of the Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday night. UEFA opted to hand Prestianni a one-game ban while a fuller investigation is carried out into claims the Argentine racially abused Madrid winger Vinícius Jr during the first leg of their play-off clash in Lisbon last week."
UEFA provisionally suspended Gianluca Prestianni for one match while investigating allegations he racially abused Real Madrid winger VinÃcius Jr during the first-leg play-off in Lisbon. Prestianni could face a much tougher sanction if found guilty, and the 20-year-old has denied any wrongdoing. Benfica announced it will appeal the provisional suspension but accepted the appeal is unlikely to make the player available for Wednesday's Champions League second-leg in Madrid. The club expressed regret at being deprived of the player during the investigation, reaffirmed its commitment to combating racism and discrimination, and said UEFA's decision surprised both Benfica and Real Madrid.
Read at 101GREATGOALS.COM
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]