"UEFA will investigate the racism claims made by Vinícius Júnior in Real Madrid's game against Benfica. Vinícius scored a brilliant goal in a 1-0 win in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie on Tuesday, but it was overshadowed by his accusations against Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni. Prestianni faces a potential 10-match ban if found guilty of racial abuse in UEFA's disciplinary code. The European football governing body said Wednesday it has appointed a special investigator to gather evidence."
"Prestianni faces a potential 10-match ban if found guilty of racial abuse in UEFA's disciplinary code. The European football governing body said Wednesday it has appointed a special investigator to gather evidence. "A UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour during the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 knockout playoff between Club Benfica and Real Madrid CF on 17 Feb. 2026," a statement confirmed. "Further information regarding this matter will be made available in due course.""
Vinícius Júnior scored a brilliant goal as Real Madrid won 1-0 in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie against Benfica, but the result was overshadowed by racism allegations. Vinícius accused Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni of racist abuse. Prestianni faces a potential 10-match ban under UEFA's disciplinary code if found guilty. UEFA has appointed a special Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to gather evidence and investigate the alleged discriminatory behaviour. A statement confirmed the inspector’s appointment and said further information regarding the matter will be made available in due course.
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