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Gianluca Prestianni will miss the second leg of Benfica's Champions League tie against Real Madrid after Uefa rejected the club's appeal against his suspension.
The Argentine winger was handed a provisional one-match ban after Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr reported alleged racist abuse during last week's 1-0 defeat in a knockout round play-off first leg.
Benfica said they would appeal the decision, but accepted it was unlikely to "have any practical effect" before Wednesday's return at the Bernabeu.
Uefa has imposed the ban on a provisional basis, pending the result of a full investigation by an ethics and disciplinary inspector, and further punishment could still be handed out to the 20-year-old.
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