Gianluca Prestianni receives ban for ‘homophobic conduct’ following Vinicius Jr incident

SportFootballGianluca Prestianni receives ban for ‘homophobic conduct’ following Vinicius Jr incidentPrestianni has already served a one-match ban, while a further three games of his punishment have been suspended for two years Jamie Braidwood Friday 24 April 2026 13:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964365","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/gianluca-prestianni-vinicius-jr-ban-benfica-real-madrid-b2964365.html","title":"Prestianni banned for ‘homophobic conduct’ after Vinicius Jr incident "}}Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni covered his mouth when speaking to Vinicius Jr (AFP/Getty)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}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...