{"id":491688,"date":"2026-02-17T22:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=491688"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:22:15","slug":"fiery-match-stopped-for-minutes-after-racism-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=491688","title":{"rendered":"Fiery match stopped for minutes after racism allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The match between Real Madrid<\/a> and Benfica in the Champions League<\/a> was interrupted for several minutes after Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior accused an opponent of racially insulting him.<\/p>\n

French referee Fran\u00e7ois Letexier stopped the match in the 52nd minute, just after Vin\u00edcius had given Madrid a 1-0 lead that ended up being enough for victory.<\/p>\n

Benfica players were not happy with Vin\u00edcius because he celebrated by dancing in front of the corner flag, and some went to confront him, including Gianluca Prestianni.<\/p>\n

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Prestianni was complaining to Vinicius while covering his mouth with his jersey, and then the Brazil forward suddenly pointed to him and ran toward the referee.<\/p>\n

Cameras picked up Vin\u00edcius telling Letexier that Prestianni called him \u201cmonkey."<\/p>\n

The referee stopped the match and Vin\u00edcius, who is black, went to the sideline.<\/p>\n

Both coaches, Benfica's Jos\u00e9 Mourinho and Madrid's \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, talked to Vin\u00edcius at one point while play was stopped.<\/p>\n

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The referee appeared to show that he did not hear anything and gestured that Prestianni had the shirt over his mouth. Letexier pulled Prestianni aside and talked to him.<\/p>\n

The Argentine player was not shown a yellow card and continued playing. Vin\u00edcius had been shown a yellow card after the celebration. The game restarted in the 60th.<\/p>\n

Later in the match, Mourinho was sent off after a sideline outburst. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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