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🚨 Gianluca Prestianni to @TeleFe @SofiMMartinez: “What hurt me the most was being accused of something I never did. I’m not racist”. “But luckily, I’m very calm because everyone who knows me knows what kind of person I am and that’s enough for me. I’m very grateful to the club as well, they believed in me and supported me in every way. My teammates showed me their support behind closed doors, and that means much more to me than posting an Instagram story. "Not playing the second leg hurt me a lot. I was punished for something I didn’t say. I was treated and sanctioned without proof. But it’s over now. I’m very grateful to the team and the Benfica coaching staff, who waited until the last minute to see if I could play. I’m really thankful for that. "I spoke with Mourinho, just like I did with my teammates, to reassure them that nothing had actually happened, because there were a lot of rumors outside and my teammates might have been confused. "I’ve had teammates of the same skin color as Vinícius, and nothing ever happened with any of them, quite the opposite. Then they started calling me homophobic too, which was too much. It felt like people were just trying to create drama over things that weren’t true. For us Argentinians, words like “maricón” or “cagón” are common insults. But thankfully the team and the coaching staff supported me, so that gave me peace of mind. "Mbappe calling me "fu*king racist?" You’re insulting someone by calling them racist when I never have been and never will be. Obviously, he was trying to get under my skin during the match. I never wanted to react, and I won’t react."