Prestianni takes aim at UEFA hours before Benfica match, then deletes post | OneFootball

A few hours after UEFA announced the rejection of the appeal filed by Benfica, which aimed to still have Gianluca Prestianni available for the clash against Real Madrid, the Argentine player reacted with frustration on social media. The response from the number "25" came shortly after the official confirmation and quickly generated a strong reaction.

In his post, the South American delivered harsh criticism at the body that governs European football: “Throwing a punch off the ball is allowed, seen, and no sanction. Punishing without evidence is allowed, seen. They don’t even try to hide it with Real anymore. It’s shameful,” wrote the young player, in a message referring to Federico Valverde’s assault on Samuel Dahl, which Benfica made a point of highlighting in their illustration.

Although the account used by Prestianni is not verified on the social network “X”, it is followed by Benfica’s official page, which reinforced the authenticity of the reaction. It was also through this profile that the Argentine had already commented on the controversial episode at the end of the match in Lisbon. However, the post has already been deleted by Prestianni himself.

The midfielder is currently serving a provisional one-match suspension after being accused by Vinícius Júnior of making a racist insult during the first leg played at Estádio da Luz. That match ended with a 1-0 victory for Real Madrid, thanks to a goal scored by the Brazilian international in the 50th minute.

It should be recalled that the entire controversy arose after a tense moment involving Prestianni, Vinícius Júnior, and also Kylian Mbappé, increasing the media pressure surrounding the second leg of the European play-off, which will take place this Wednesday, starting at 8:00 PM, in Madrid.

See the post, which has already been deleted by Prestianni:

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