Javier Saviola has no doubt who'll win between Real Madrid and Benfica | OneFootball

Javier Saviola, the Argentine who played for Benfica, commented on the controversial case between Gianluca Prestianni and Vinícius Jr. The forward, who also played for the Merengue club, analyzed the knockout tie between the teams and predicted Real Madrid would advance.

Regarding the alleged racist act by the Benfica winger, the former footballer lamented that the incident is dominating the current football headlines worldwide. He also believes that the whole situation "tarnished" Real Madrid's victory.

"No one is talking about anything else. Unfortunately, this affects football, because young people are watching. FIFA and UEFA are very involved in eradicating racism, a huge amount of work has been done, and this episode tarnished Real Madrid's victory and an exciting match. It's one person's word against another's, and it's hard to analyze from the outside, but if it's true that there was a racist act, there needs to be a heavy hand," he said in an interview with the newspaper 'AS'.

Knowing both clubs well, Javier Saviola says the Spaniards will reach the round of 16: "Real Madrid learned their lesson from the first game and Benfica realized that the way to face them is as they did at the time. Looking at the previous games, I think there will be a lot of goals, so I would say a 2-2 draw at the Bernabéu. Real Madrid will go through," he concluded.

The now commentator represented Real Madrid between 2007 and 2009. He left the Merengues precisely for Benfica, the club he played for during three seasons. He scored 39 goals and provided 27 assists in 121 matches for the Eagles.

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