🚨 Did Prestianni admit the racist insult? Benfica issue a statement | OneFootball

Benfica has issued an official statement to categorically deny the accusations of an alleged racist insult by Prestianni towards Vinícius Jr.

The Portuguese club strongly denies that the player has confessed to such conduct to his teammates or the club's directors as was claimed this afternoon by 'Correio da Manha'.

The young Argentine player has acknowledged an incident during the match against Real Madrid and has apologized to the entire team. However, these apologies focus on the media uproar and the negative image projected after the sporting confrontation.

The Benfica Statement

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica categorically denies that the player Prestianni has communicated to the team or the Club's structure that he made a racist insult to the player Vinícius Jr., from Real Madrid.

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 magnitude and consequences and assuring everyone, as he did from the very first moment, that he is not racist."

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