Action was demanded of Uefa after the shameful scenes at the Estadio da Luz last week.
And it has shown it is prepared to move quickly.
European football’s governing body took just 16 hours to open a disciplinary case against Prestianni.
Three working days later and he has been banned, pending the result of a full investigation.
Uefa’s ethics and disciplinary inspector says there is a prima facie case against the Argentina international.
It means that on the initial assessment, the evidence presented is adequate to support the charge of using discriminatory language.
It might seem like a strange step, jumping the gun before a full ruling.
But Uefa has precedent for applying an interim ban in such a case. It shows it recognises when…