Prestianni punishment: Valter Marques clarifies Benfica starter's future | OneFootball

UEFA revealed this Friday the sanction imposed on Gianluca Prestianni for the insults directed at Vinícius Jr. in the first leg of the Champions League play-off for a place in the round of 16, handing the Benfica winger a six-match suspension. And in reaction to that, Valter Marques explained the details of the punishment, clarifying how and when the young Argentine will serve it.

"Real Madrid’s players claimed that Prestianni had made racist comments toward the Brazilian forward. However, UEFA was clear: the remarks made were not racist, but homophobic insults," the journalist began by saying.

"As a result, Prestianni was suspended for six matches, three of them as an effective ban, one of which he has already served in the Champions League play-off match for a place in the round of 16, meaning he still has two left to serve; the other three are suspended," he recalled.

"Now the question that arises is: 'When will Prestianni serve these two remaining matches of suspension?' It could be while on duty with the Argentina national team, but only in official matches, and for that it could happen as early as the World Cup to be held in the summer, though the Benfica winger would first need to be called up," stressed Valter Marques.

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