Jose Mourinho says Gianluca Prestianni will have no future at Benfica if he is found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Junior.
The Argentine is under investigation by UEFA following allegations made by Vinicius during last month's Champions League playoff match in Lisbon.
Prestianni, who denied the charges, was given a one-match suspension. The penalty made him miss the second leg of the playoffs at the Santiago Bernabeu last week - which Real Madrid won 2-1 to advance to the last 16 with a 3-1 aggregate.
The 20-year-old faces a tougher punishment if found guilty.
Benfica manager Mourinho was initially criticised for his response, in which he said Vinicius had provoked the crowd with his celebration. He also did not condemn Prestianni.
However, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, local time, the Portuguese coach told reporters ahead of Benfica's match on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, that he was totally against any form of discrimination, prejudice, ignorance, or stupidity.
"If my players do not respect these principles, which are also my principles and Benfica's, then the player's career with coach named Jose Mourinho and at the club named Benfica will end."
"I'm not a scholar, but I'm not a fool either. The presumption of innocence is a human right, isn't it? I stick to my opinion."
"If the player is guilty, I will never look at him the same way as before. For me, it's over."
"However, I have to add a lot of 'ifs' in front of it," the 63-year-old coach added in a press conference.
The incident occurred after Vinicius scored the only goal in the first leg at the start of the second half at the Estadio da Luz.
Prestianni covered his mouth with his shirt as he allegedly hurled comments towards the Brazilian.
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