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UEFA sanctions Prestianni!

This Friday, UEFA delivered its verdict in the Vinicius/Prestianni case.

While the Brazilian winger had accused the Argentine of making racist remarks during Benfica vs. Real Madrid on February 17, UEFA ultimately decided to sanction the Benfica player for homophobic remarks.

The governing body therefore announced that Gianluca Prestianni would be suspended for six matches. Three of those matches are suspended for a probationary period of two years, while the first match of the suspension has already been served during the second leg against Real Madrid.

As a reminder, Prestianni had always maintained that he made homophobic, not racist, remarks.

UEFA’s statement:

The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) decided:

- To suspend SL Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for a total of six (6) official UEFA club competition and/or national team matches for which he would otherwise have been eligible, for discriminatory conduct (i.e. homophobic conduct). The suspension for three (3) of those matches is subject to a probationary period of two (2) years, starting from the date of the present decision.

- This decision (namely the six-match suspension) includes the provisional one-match suspension already served by the player during the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League play-off match played on 25 February 2026 between Real Madrid CF and SL Benfica.

- To request that FIFA extend the above-mentioned suspension worldwide.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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