UEFA bans Prestianni for six games over Vinicius Junior incident
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA handed Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni a six-game ban on Friday for verbally abusing Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League game earlier this season.
A UEFA statement said Prestianni’s comments were “discriminatory (i.e. homophobic) conduct.”