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UEFA provisionally suspends Benfica's Gianluca over alleged racism
short by Pravel Jain / on Monday, 23 February, 2026
UEFA has provisionally suspended Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for one match after he was accused of directing a racist slur at Vinícius Júnior during their 0-1 Champions League playoff first-leg loss to Real Madrid. He'll miss Wednesday's return leg match against Real Madrid. The case is under investigation, and Prestianni could be banned for up to 10 games if found guilty.
read more at Reuters