France, Feb. 25 -- The Argentine's ban from the game at the Santiago Bernabeu comes as tournament organisers Uefa carry out an inquiry into the incident during the first leg of the two games to decide a place in the last-16 of the 2026 competition.

Vinicius claimed Prestiannidirected racist insults at him following his spectacular goal early in the second-half at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on 17 February.

After Vinicius informed refereeFrancois Letexier of Prestianni's comments, the French official crossed his hands at the wrists to highlight that he was stopping the match and implementing the anti-racism protocol laid down by world football'sgoverning body Fifa.

Following conversations between players, coaches and officials lasting ...