On Tuesday, in the first leg of the play-off to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League, which Real Madrid won 1-0, striker Vinícius Júnior, after scoring the only goal of the game, was allegedly the victim of a racist insult by Argentine Gianluca Prestianni, Benfica’s winger.
“(…) The Authority for Preventing and Combating Violence in Sports (APCVD) established a with a view to investigating the facts”, says the organization in a statement, explaining that the alleged insults are being analyzed,in the game at Estádio da Luz.
On Tuesday, in the first leg of the play-off to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League, which Real Madrid won 1-0, the advanced Vinícius Junioraafter scoring the only goal of the gameit will have been allegedly victim of a racist insult on the part ofBenfica tip.
O arbitrator French François Letexier interrupted the meeting e activated the anti-racism protocolresuming the action almost 10 minutes later.
After the meeting, Prestianni denied any racist insult to Vinícius Júnior, while the Brazilian international e other Real players confirmed a offense by the Argentine.
O Benfica has already been made public reiterate total confidence in Prestianni’s versionwhich deny the insultsregretting what he considers to be a “smear campaign“.
The Light Club guaranteed “total spirit of collaboration” comwhich appointed, however, a Ethics and Discipline Inspector to investigate the casewith both athletes expected to be heard in the coming days, while FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he was shocked and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
