"UEFA have provisionally suspended Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for Wednesday's Champions League match against Real Madrid following the incident with Vinícius Júnior in last week's first leg. Vinícius accused Prestianni of using racist language against him during last week's fixture, the game was subsequently paused for 10 minutes with the referee initiating anti-racism protocol. Vinícius's teammate Kylian Mbappé also said he heard the abuse with Prestianni since admitting to UEFA that he used an "anti-gay" slur rather than a racist one, sources told ESPN."
"and upon request of the EDI with an interim report, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) today decided to provisionally suspend Mr. Gianluca Prestianni for the next (1) UEFA club competition match for which he would otherwise be eligible for the prima facie violation of Article 14 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations (DR) related to a discriminatory behaviour."
UEFA provisionally suspended Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for the next Champions League match after an incident involving Vinícius Júnior. Vinícius accused Prestianni of using racist language during the first-leg fixture, prompting a 10-minute pause while the referee initiated anti-racism protocol. Kylian Mbappé said he heard the abuse. Sources indicated Prestianni admitted to UEFA that he used an "anti-gay" slur rather than a racist one. Prestianni will miss the second leg pending the investigation and could face a ban of up to 10 games if found guilty of racial abuse under Article 14. UEFA appointed an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector and acted on an interim report.
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