Two days after suspicions of racist insults emitted by Gianluca Prestianni against Vinicius Junior, during the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League between Benfica Lisbon and Real Madrid (0-1) on Tuesday, the affair has just taken a completely different turn.
Firstly, since UEFA announced this Wednesday, through a press release, that it would take up the matter by appointing a “ ethics and discipline inspector”, in order to “investigate allegations of discriminatory behavior. »
Then, in view of the new videos published on social networks in which we see Benfiquist supporters singing insulting songs and making gestures with racist connotations against Vinicius, during Benfica-Real Madrid.
Imitations and monkey cries during Benfica-Real Madrid
In these images, currently viral on Xspectators of all ages, present in the aisles of the Estadio da Luz, try to intimidate the Brazilian striker. All just a few meters from the player.
Behaviors which thus contradict José Mourinho’s declarations concerning the mentality of Eagles fans. “
This club has Eusebio as a legend, a black player. Benfica is not a racist club,” assured the Portuguese coach at the end of the meeting.
