Gianluca Prestianni has received a six-game ban, with three of those matches suspended and one of them already served, for “homophobic conduct” after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr said he was racially abused by the Benfica and Argentina player during a Champions League match in February.
The ruling follows an investigation into “discriminatory behaviour” by Uefa after Vinicius Jr alleged Prestianni had made a racist slur towards him. Prestianni denied the charge of using racist language and is said to have claimed that he had instead used an “anti-gay” slur.
