Prestianni case: UEFA strikes, Benfica declares quick attraction
Simply hours earlier than the decisive Champions League play-off second leg, SL Benfica finds itself on the coronary heart of a disciplinary storm. UEFA has
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This measure comes as a part of an ongoing investigation following allegations of racist insults allegedly directed at Actual Madrid ahead Vinicius Jr throughout final week’s first leg.
, the provisional suspension was formally communicated to the Lisbon membership on Monday. In consequence, Prestianni won’t characteristic towards Actual Madrid, pending the ultimate end result of the disciplinary course of.
Benfica’s official response
SL Benfica has been knowledgeable of the choice by the Union of European Soccer Associations (UEFA) to impose a provisional one-match suspension on its participant Gianluca Prestianni, as a part of the continuing investigation into the incident throughout the match towards Actual Madrid.The membership regrets being disadvantaged of its participant’s companies in the course of the proceedings and declares its intention to attraction the choice to the related UEFA authorities. Nonetheless, it clarifies that procedural deadlines may have no impression on the second leg of the Champions League play-off.Benfica reaffirms its robust and unwavering dedication to preventing all types of racism and discrimination. These values are an integral a part of its historic identification and are mirrored in its day by day actions inside its worldwide group, by way of the Benfica Basis, in addition to within the legacy left by the membership’s iconic figures akin to Eusébio.