"Real Madrid has sent UEFA, football's governing body in Europe, all available evidence of an alleged racist insult against Vinicius Jr in a Champions League match against Benfica. Our club has actively collaborated with the investigation opened by UEFA following the unacceptable episodes of racism experienced during that match, the Spanish club said on Thursday without elaborating on the evidence."
"UEFA appointed a special investigator on Wednesday to gather evidence about what happened in Lisbon on Tuesday in Madrid's 1-0 win at Benfica in the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League. Vinicius accused Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni of calling him monkey after the Brazilian scored the only goal. Prestianni was among the Benfica players upset with Vinicius after the forward celebrated by the Benfica corner flag."
Vinicius Jr alleges Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him, calling him 'monkey' after Vinicius scored in Real Madrid's 1-0 Champions League win in Lisbon. Real Madrid sent UEFA all available evidence and said it actively collaborated with UEFA's investigation. UEFA appointed a special investigator to gather evidence after the match, which was halted for nearly 10 minutes when the antiracism protocol was activated. Prestianni denied the allegation and Benfica called him a victim of a defamation campaign, while Real Madrid thanked global football for support and pledged to continue working to eradicate racism.
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