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Prestianni admitted to the rest of the Benfica squad that he called Vinícius Jr. a “monkey.” However, according to Correio da Manhã, the Argentine player listed several arguments to emphasize that he is not racist and that he did not intend to be racist when he uttered the insult.
It should be remembered that Vinícius Jr claimed to have suffered racist insults in the Benfica-Real Madrid game, more precisely accusing Prestianni of calling him ‘mono’ [monkey, in Spanish].
In the course of the situation, Gianluca Prestianni was suspended for one game. Benfica appealed the decision, but UEFA rejected the appeal.