NYON (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Gianluca Prestianni will not play against Real Madrid. In an official statement, UEFA confirmed the one-match suspension for the Benfica player, following the incident during the first leg, when the Argentine was accused of hurling racist insults at Vinicius Jr. Following the decision, the Portuguese club appealed, which was officially rejected, also protesting the failure to sanction Valverde for slapping Dahl.
Prestianni, therefore, will not be present this evening in the Champions League play-off second leg, which will take place in a packed Bernabeu, ready to show its full support for Vinicius through anti-racism mosaics developed by organized fans. The match, following the 1-0 win in the first leg, promises to be particularly heated, both on and off the pitch. The Portuguese team will not have their former star, José Mourinho, on the bench. He is also suspended after his sending off in the first leg, which ended 1-0 for the Blancos.
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