Alert, Benfica! UEFA issues fresh update on Prestianni controversy | OneFootball

UEFA has provided a new update on the controversy between Gianluca Prestianni and Vinicius Jr. According to the entity itself, the institution presided over by Aleksander Ceferin has already appointed an ethics inspector to investigate the process that has been opened, concerning the match between Benfica and Real Madrid.

As reported by the newspaper Record, in recent hours, UEFA issued a new statement where it revealed that it became aware of the content present in the report submitted by François Letexier, which discloses the complaints made by Vinicius Jr. against Prestianni.

"An Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector of UEFA has been appointed to investigate alleged discriminatory behavior that occurred during the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 knockout stage playoff game, between Benfica and Real Madrid, held on February 17, 2026", reads the UEFA statement.

Now, the said ethics inspector will investigate all the facts involving the case, in order to determine whether or not there were racist comments from the Benfica player towards the number 7 of the merengues. On the other hand, given the delay in the process, it seems that Prestianni may play the second leg of the playoff.

This season, playing for Benfica, Gianluca Prestianni - valued at 12 million euros - has played a total of 30 official matches: 18 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 1,460 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger recorded two goals and one assist.

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