One former Benfica participant has gone towards the membership and criticised Gianluca Prestianni
Former Benfica captain Luisao says he’s ashamed by Gianluca Prestianni’s conduct throughout final evening’s Champions League recreation towards Real Madrid.
Argentine Prestianni denies the allegation, and stated his accusers had been “inventing issues”, however Luisao is firmly on the facet of his fellow Brazilian.
The 45-year-old, who remodeled 300 appearances for Benfica and gained 44 caps for his nation, wrote on social media: “This shirt may be very massive, I really like Benfica, it’s my second pores and skin. You must be worthy to put on the sacred mantle. This incident will get worse as a result of it’s a lie… soccer is gained within the race, within the struggle… It was a racist act, sure and I’m ashamed of it.”
Benfica proceed to face by Prestianni
Benfica seem like standing by Prestianni and launched video footage within the early hours that they declare reveals no different Madrid participant can declare to listen to what Vinicius Jr has alleged.
Nonetheless, the movie reveals Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe already in dialogue with Prestianni earlier than the Benfica man then covers his mouth and seems to make an observation in direction of Vinicius Jr.
Benfica boss Jose Mourinho additionally refused to criticise Prestianni and even cited the membership’s former striker Eusebio as one purpose to forged doubt on the allegations.
He stated: “I informed [Vinicius], whenever you rating a purpose like that you simply simply have a good time and stroll again. When he was arguing about racism, I informed him the most important particular person within the historical past of this membership [Eusebio] was black.
“This membership, the very last thing that it’s, is racist. If in his thoughts there was one thing in relation to that, that is Benfica.
“They [Vinicius and Prestianni] informed me various things. However I don’t consider in a single or one other. I need to be an unbiased.”
