Remorse? Gianluca Prestianni admits to teammates he did call Vinícius a "monkey"
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
The Argentine has admitted his guilt to a few teammates.
Details: According to MatchDay Central, citing Correio de Manha, 20-year-old Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni confessed to some of his teammates that he did use a racist slur towards Vinícius during the infamous incident in the first leg of the playoffs.
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According to the source, Prestianni shared this admission in a private conversation with a few close teammates, but he refuses to acknowledge his guilt publicly and insists he is not a racist.
The situation involving Vinícius and Prestianni once again exposes football's significant issues with justice.
Earlier, the brother of Benfica defender Nicolás Otamendi posted an Instagram story showing a photo of Vinícius in a Real Madrid kit, but with limbs resembling those of a monkey.
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