Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni will not play in the Champions League return match against Real Madrid. UEFA has temporarily suspended the Argentine player while he is investigated for alleged racist insults. The incident reportedly occurred during the clubs' meeting in Lisbon last week, where Prestianni was accused of insulting Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior.
According to reports, Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé stated that Prestianni used offensive language and made gestures implying Vinicius Junior was a monkey. Prestianni has reportedly denied the racist allegations, claiming he used a homophobic term instead. UEFA announced the suspension for the return match in Madrid on Wednesday.
Real Madrid won the first playoff match 1-0 with a goal from Vinicius Junior.