Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni given six-game ban for conduct towards Vinicius Jr

SportFootballBenfica’s Gianluca Prestianni given six-game ban for conduct towards Vinicius JrThe Brazil winger alleged he was racially abused during the Champions League last 32 match in Lisbon on February 17.Jamie Gardner Friday 24 April 2026 14:25 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"ad29a1fa-7524-45c9-80d7-035d34360c1f","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/gianni-infantino-benfica-uefa-lisbon-champions-league-b2964402.html","title":"Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni given six-game ban for conduct towards Vinicius Jr"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-1653","index":0}Gianluca Prestianni has been sanctioned for homophobic conduct towards Vinicius Jr (pictured) (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni has been given a six-match ban afte...