Glorioso 1904
·27 February 2026
Benfica deny fresh reports about Gianluca Prestianni

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·27 February 2026

Benfica issued a statement on the afternoon of Thursday, February 26, addressing the news circulating about Gianluca Prestianni. According to available information, the Clube da Luz denied the rumors spread by CMTV and NOW, which claimed that the Argentine – who may have issues with UEFA – had admitted to his teammates that he had made racist insults towards Vinicius Jr.
"Sport Lisboa e Benfica categorically denies that the player Prestianni has informed the squad or the Club’s management that he made a racist insult towards Vinicius Jr, of Real Madrid," reads the statement released by the club on its official platforms.
"As has already been made public, the player apologized to his teammates for the incident that occurred during the match against Real Madrid, regretting its scale and consequences and assuring everyone, as he has done from the very beginning, that he is not racist," added the Clube da Luz in the same note.
Thus, Benfica once again comes to the defense of the player, after reports emerged claiming that he had admitted to using racist insults. At the same time, the Clube da Luz confirmed that Prestianni has already spoken to the group, where he apologized for all the media circus that has developed around him.
This season, playing for Benfica, Gianluca Prestianni — valued at 12 million euros — has already played a total of 30 matches: 18 in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup.
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