Gianluca Prestianni reportedly admitted calling Vinícius Jr. 'monkey'
Racism: Nicolás Otamendi's brother posts a photograph offending Vinícius
TL;DR
- A Portuguese newspaper claimed Gianluca Prestianni admitted to racially insulting Vinícius Jr.
- Benfica denied the allegations and stated Prestianni apologized for the incident's consequences, not for being racist.
- UEFA dismissed Benfica's appeal against Prestianni's provisional suspension.
- Prestianni missed the second leg match due to the suspension.
- Real Madrid advanced to the next round after defeating Benfica.