Javier Saviola has no doubts: Real Madrid to beat Benfica | OneFootball

Javier Saviola, an Argentine who represented Benfica, commented on the controversial case between Gianluca Prestianni and Vinícius Jr. The forward, who also represented the merengue emblem, analyzed the knockout stage between the teams and bet on Real Madrid advancing.

Regarding the alleged racist act by the Benfica winger, the former footballer regretted that the incident is marking the current state of world football. He also believes that this whole scenario "tarnished" Real Madrid's victory.

"Nothing else is being talked about. Unfortunately, this affects football because young people are watching. FIFA and UEFA are very involved in eradicating racism, a huge amount of work has been done, and this episode tarnished Real Madrid's victory and an exciting match. It's one person's word against another's, and it's difficult to analyze from the outside, but if it's true that there was a racist act, there needs to be a heavy hand," he stated in an interview with the newspaper 'AS'.

Knowing the realities of both clubs, Javier Saviola says the Spaniards will advance to the round of 16: "Real Madrid learned the lesson from the first game, and Benfica realized that the way to face them is as they did at the time. Seeing the previous games, I think there will be many goals, so I would say a 2-2 at the Bernabéu. Real Madrid advances," he concluded.

The now commentator represented Real Madrid between 2007 and 2009. He switched from the merengues precisely to Benfica, a club he represented for three sports seasons. He scored 39 goals and made 27 assists in 121 games for the reds.

Saviola recalls his time at Benfica:

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