Vinicius Junior walked off the pitch throughout Actual Madrid’s Champions League win over Benfica after allegedly being racially abused by Gianluca Prestianni
Thierry Henry has defended Vinicius Junior following allegations the Actual Madrid ahead suffered racial abuse from Benfica participant Gianluca Prestianni. Vinicius netted the match’s solely aim in Tuesday night’s Champions League play-off first leg in Portugal.
Following his strike into the highest nook, Vinicius celebrated together with his team-mates by the nook flag and acquired a yellow card for excessively celebrating. Moments earlier than Benfica resumed play, Vinicius reported the alleged abuse to referee Francois Letexier.
He added: “Let’s have a look at how huge of a person Prestianni is,” he added. “Inform us what you stated. You need to have stated one thing, as a result of you’ll be able to’t go to Mbappe and say, ‘I did not say something’. What do you imply, you coated your nostril for what, you will have a chilly?”.
Richards was equally sturdy concerning the alleged abuse Vinicius endured on Tuesday, branding Prestianni a “coward”.
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