Benfica player thanks fans for support in clash with Gil Vicente | OneFootball

Two weeks after the alleged racism incident in the Benfica - Real Madrid match, Gianluca Prestianni returned to the field for the first time and helped Benfica win against Gil Vicente in Barcelos, 2-1, leaving shortly before the winning goal scored by Andreas Schjelderup.

This Monday at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos - where the Portuguese women's national team defeated Finland - and, at the end of the match, he thanked the support from the stands, even giving his jersey to a young fan.

Later, around midnight, Prestianni took to social media to leave a message for the Benfica fans. "Thank you to all the Benfiquistas for the same support as always", he wrote, highlighting the three points won, and also shared a video in his stories of the moment he handed over his jersey.

The 20-year-old forward was suspended for Benfica's last two games, although for different reasons: he missed the home game against AFS SAD (3-0), right after the controversy at Luz, due to an accumulation of yellow cards in the league, and then he was not at the Bernabéu for the second leg of the Champions League play-off, despite traveling to Madrid, because UEFA imposed a provisional one-match suspension.

This season, playing for Benfica, Gianluca Prestianni — valued at 12 million euros — has played a total of 31 matches: 19 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 1,529 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger recorded two goals and one assist.

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