Real Madrid‘s Champions League match away to Benfica was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused.
The Brazilian had just scored the opening goal of the game and was booked by the referee for his celebration which seemingly antagonised the home crowd.
When walking back to the centre circle with his Madrid team-mates, the 25-year-old was incensed by something said allegedly to him on the pitch.
Vinicius appeared to direct his ire towards Argentinian Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni, who held his shirt over his mouth while speaking to the Madrid star after his goal.
The match was then halted by the referee before chaos erupted inside the Estadio de Luz, with a Benfica coach shown a red card as tensions spilled over.
Former Madrid manager and Benfica boss Jose Mourinho could be seen speaking to Vinicius on the pitch, before the winger sat in the away bench while the match remained stopped.
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Real Madrid’s match against Benfica was halted after Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused
Jose Mourinho could be seen speaking to the Brazilian Madrid winger after the alleged incident
