Not sad to see Juve taken out of our path, but I have to say I do prefer the away crowds a little less on the stabby side of things.
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Likely to be either Gala or Athletico.
He celebrated in front of the home fans and got a booking, but he was lining up at the restart when he walked by Prestianni who had his shirt pulled over his mouth. He only lost his temper at that point.
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Donât care if he shows his wang to them somethings are plain wrong. The greatest Benfica player of all time was black.
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Prescianni said something and I suspect it was not nice.
Vintage Mourinho theatre with the red card.
You need your chequebook ya hoax.
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A lot of ugly things by Benfica fans
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You havenât got a clue what he said.
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Letâs not kid ourselves.
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Or make assumptions when we really havenât got a clue what was or wasnât said.
I was at a match several years ago when Bobby Firmino was accused of something similar by another fucking horrible, obnoxious cunt.
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Like I said, I suspect that what Prescianni said was not nice.
And you donât have to be Einstein to suspect that it wasnât niceâŠ
Which is why he chose to cover his mouth with his jersey.
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Racism is deplorable and needs to be punished in the strongest manner possible.
On a side discussion, how do football and authorities differentiate between racist remarks or not so nice or nasty remarks or, ambiguous ones. For example would a referee differentiate between a nasty remark along the lines of your mother being a whore and our whole team slept with her. Or ambiguous ones (personal experience actually of a colleague who was accused of racism) when he shouted to a Muslim colleague âyou fucking pigâ and to the latter it obviously took on a different meaning while the former obviously insisted his words are exactly what it is without reference to individuals.
So I am wondering how would a referee react if such statements are made compared to obvious racist ones.
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I always thought it was a red card for foul and abusive language. Ref makes the call and obviously racial or homophobia fits that but has heavier post match implications. So it should.
In this case an Argie v a Brazilian what could go wrong?
I think Vini is a dick but he doesnât deserve a racial sledge. No doubt in my mind that was the case. I bet it ends up he said she said - nothing.
As Real progress through Europe I wonder if Vini is booed or cheered by opposition supporters. I think I know the answer unfortunately.
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Agreed. He provokes people but using racist remarks to retaliate are acts of cowards and weaklings.
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I understand that Mourinho canât just bury his own player based off of an accusation, even one which was apparently corroborated by MbappĂ© (and apparently some Benfica players heard Prescianni calling Vini a monkey, too).
But to say âOur greatest player is black, Benfica is not a racist clubâ is kinda like saying âI canât be racist, I have black friends.â Then to accuse Vini of provoking the Benfica fans. I mean, get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. Itâs a complete non sequitor that distracts from what allegedly happened. No one is accusing Benfica as a club of anything, and Vini dancing after a goal does not justify people throwing things at him, let alone racist abuse from any player.
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Mourinho who of course has never provoked opposition fans with his own celebrations before.
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That is a valid point on why did Prescianni cover his mouth with his shirt if he has nothing to hide? He must have said something really offensive.
José will always stick for his players in public.
I donât think Benfica FC is a racist club or their fans are racist. I think it is an isolated incident in Lisbon and tense game as it was a crucial Champions League game.
This incident does need to be investigated and Vinicius Jnr has been racially abused many times before which is horrendous, so i do feel sorry for him. I know he can be a right git at times , but I think his celebration was not over the top.
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There is at least one fan who can be banned from this video here.
Hiding behind Eusebio to claim you canât be racist⊠hmmm as for provoking the crowd doesnât Mourinho do this after most wins?
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This!! I dislike him and his entitled attitude. But nobody should be getting racially abused.
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