Benfica coach Jose Mourinho says Gianluca Prestianni’s profession beneath him will likely be “over” if he’s responsible of racially abusing Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Jr.

Prestianni, 20, was accused by Vinicius in the course of the first leg of their Champions League knockout section play-off tie in Lisbon on 17 February.

The Argentine, who denies racially abusing Vinicius, missed the second leg after being given a provisional one-match ban by Uefa pending the results of a full investigation by an ethics and disciplinary inspector.

He might be punished additional as soon as that’s full.

Mourinho was criticised for saying after the match he believed Vinicius had incited the group by dancing on the nook flag after scoring the one aim of the sport.

Talking on Sunday, Mourinho mentioned he was “utterly, completely against any type of discrimination or prejudice, or ignorance, or stupidity”.

“If my participant didn’t respect these ideas, that are mine and Benfica’s as effectively, then that participant’s profession with a coach named Jose Mourinho and at a membership named Benfica will come to an finish,” the 63-year-old mentioned.

“I’m not a scholar, however I’m not ignorant both. The presumption of innocence is a human proper, is not it?

“I stand by my opinion. If the participant is certainly responsible, I’ll by no means take a look at him the best way I checked out him earlier than, and with me, it is over.

“However I’ve to place many ‘ifs’ in entrance of it.”