Florentino Pérez gives assurance ahead of Real Madrid v Benfica | OneFootball

The incident that halted the Benfica-Real Madrid match this Tuesday continues to resonate worldwide. From Spain to Argentina, images of Vinícius Júnior and Gianluca Prestianni in a heated exchange are being replayed repeatedly. UEFA is now investigating everything that happened - the Real Madrid player accuses the Benfica player of racist insults - and both parties are defending themselves.

Despite this, according to information from the newspaper Record sourced from Real Madrid, everything will be done to ensure that the second leg, marking the teams' reunion, proceeds with complete normality at the Santiago Bernabéu. Especially since, for the Spaniards, the incident does not harm the good institutional relationship between the clubs of Florentino Pérez and Rui Costa.

Although the situation has caused internal unrest, with dissatisfaction noted not only within the Real Madrid team but also in the structure, the neighboring country's club does not want to generalize. Vinícius Júnior and other members of the blancos consider it a reprehensible but individual behavior, coming from just one player. The Brazilian international does not compare it to other episodes of racism he has suffered in Spain, coming from an entire stand.

There is no revolt from Real Madrid against Benfica. The merengues did not expect, in fact, any other reaction from the club from Luz, which has already shown support for Prestianni. The club presided over by Florentino Pérez fully understands that the eagles publicly defend the footballer, and now awaits UEFA's analysis of all the material at its disposal.

It should be noted that Benfica will visit the Madrid team on February 25th, at 8:00 PM, at the Bernabéu Stadium. The match will decide the passage to the round of 16 of Europe's top club competition. The game will be broadcast on Sport TV5.

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