Vinicius Junior was allegedly subjected to racist abuse during Real Madrid’s Champions League knockout round play-off away match against Benfica. Argentine newspaper Olé reports that if the allegations are proven true, Prestianni could face extremely severe punishment.
On February 17, the match was temporarily suspended after Vinicius refused to continue playing, having allegedly suffered racist abuse from Prestianni.
According to Olé, following Vinicius’ accusation of racial discrimination against Prestianni, UEFA will launch an investigation into the case, with disciplinary sanctions to be imposed in line with UEFA regulations.
The newspaper adds that if the complaint is confirmed, Prestianni risks a minimum 10-match ban.
Under Article 14 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, “any person or entity who insults the human dignity of a person or group of persons on any grounds, including skin colour, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation, shall be banned from taking part in any football-related activity for at least ten matches or for a specified period, or any other appropriate sanction.”
yuubcimty
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what if the allegation is false, will vini face the same punishment?
rokbcmntuy
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Let me put rivaling aside and speak from my heart and honest..The truth is people should be taught to never take advantage of others. Targeting black skin means an attack on all of us. It's a total shame that someone can proudly do that on the pitch. The punishment should be stiff that they should be made to confess of their stupidity publicly.. Let them not apologize, because it was intentional in this case. Let the racist tell the world he's proud to be a racist. SHAME!!!!
Mike2008_football
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As long as that Benfica player is from Argentina he did it!!
EmeraldJ
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what if the allegation is false, will vini face the same punishment?
So for what possible reason will Vini accuse him wrongly? Immediately after scoring a goal. Was he playing better than Vini? Were they winning? On what grounds will Vini make such thing up? Just think about it!
Reteiknptu
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what if the allegation is false, will vini face the same punishment?
So you watched the match and saw the accused player cover his mouth with his jersey before saying something to Vini. Vini’s reaction was instant- he ran to the referee and complained. You think he was just crazy running to the referee if nothing was said? He just scored a beautiful goal and will not be crazy to complain about nothing.