On February 17, the Benfica player addressed the Real Madrid star with the expression “maricon”. Two months later, here is the decision
In the end, the ban imposed on Gianluca Prestianni after the fight with Vinicius was 6, of which 3 were suspended. But what is surprising, in some ways, is the motivation: a homophobic expression, and not a racist one as initially declared by the Real Madrid striker. The Argentine would have addressed the Brazilian with the expression “maricon”, which translated from Spanish becomes “faggot”. UEFA’s decision arrived today, and refers to what happened during the Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid on 17 February. Evidently, therefore, images and audio clearly emerged which confirmed the insults that the Argentine footballer allegedly directed at Real’s Brazilian, and UEFA chose a harsh sanction to prevent episodes of discriminatory conduct from recurring.
