UEFA suspends Prestianni for match in Madrid

Benfica will be without midfielder Gianluca Prestianni for the Champions League playoff match against Real Madrid.

UEFA’s disciplinary body has provisionally suspended the Argentine for one match, following allegations that he made a racist insult against Vinicius Junior in the previous match in Lisbon.

The incident involving Vinicius made headlines last week, while Prestianni has denied racially insulting the Brazilian.

Real Madrid – Benfica will be played on Wednesday.

The suspension for Wednesday’s match will have no impact on the further investigations into the Benfica player, UEFA wrote.