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Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni has received a provisional one-match suspension after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr reported alleged racist abuse during last week’s Champions League meeting.<\/b><\/p>\n
Vinicius told referee Francois Letexier that he had been racially abused by the Argentina winger during the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off tie in Lisbon last Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Uefa announced the provisional ban on Monday following the appointment of an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n The European governing body said further punishment could be handed out once the investigation is completed.<\/p>\n Prestianni has denied racially abusing the Brazilian.<\/p>\n Real Madrid and Benfica meet for the second leg in the Spanish capital on Wednesday (20:00 GMT).<\/p>\n Last week’s first leg was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius alerted on-field official Letexier to the second-half incident, before he and his team-mates temporarily left the pitch.<\/p>\n It came after Vinicus, 25, scored a stunning goal and then received a yellow card for his celebrations in front of the Benfica supporters.<\/p>\n Benfica manager Jose Mourinho, who is suspended for the second leg following his sending off later in the match, was criticised for his post-match comments after saying he believed that Vinicius had celebrated disrespectfully.<\/p>\n Because of his ban, Mourinho will not speak to the media before the match – but Benfica have the option of making the assistant coach available instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n