– Gianluca Prestiani stood in front of his Benfica teammates and apologised for the incident, confirming his readiness to serve the team fully, but insisting on his position not to use racist language.
He pointed out that she was describing Vinicius Junior as homosexual, which now puts him under charge of “abuse based on sexual orientation,” which could result in a penalty of up to ten matches, with the possibility of defending himself to reduce the penalty.