After Benfica game, Flamengo striker on Prestianni attacks | OneFootball

In Flamengo’s 2-1 win over Benfica in the Algarve Trophy, Samuel Lino was one of the standout players after opening the scoring at the end of the first half. After the match, the former Gil Vicente player was asked about the various moments of tension involving Gianluca Prestianni. The Brazilian player insisted they were normal incidents in the match and had nothing to do with the episode involving Vinícius Júnior last season.

“Playing against Flamengo is like this, it’s a tough game. There’s no such thing as players having problems with us. What happened with Vinícius has nothing to do with us,” he began, in exclusive comments to DAZN.

Along the same lines, the former Atlético Madrid player reinforced his position. “Obviously he is a special player (Vinícius), but it had nothing to do with that. Even before that we were already playing hard, and that’s just what Flamengo are like”, he said.

It should be remembered that Vinícius Júnior came through at Flamengo and, last season, accused Prestianni of racially insulting him during a Benfica - Real Madrid first-leg Champions League play-off match. The Argentine was punished for homophobic insults.

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