Vinicius Jr scored a superb winner in the Champions League before temporarily leaving the field after an alleged racist incident between Real Madrid and Benfica.
The Brazil forward bent in an unstoppable shot to put Alvaro Arbeloa’s side ahead shortly after the break.
He was booked for his celebrations and items were thrown towards him from the stands.
Television pictures showed a heated exchange between Vinicius and Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni.
The forward then spoke to referee Francois Letexier and went and sat down in the dugout as play was halted for around 10 minutes. Letexier made a crossed arms gesture to signal racist abuse.
Both coaches spoke to the player for a time and play eventually restarted.
Benfica’s former Real boss Jose Mourinho was later shown a red card for dissent in an ugly second half at the Estadio da Luz.
Real players were continually pelted with items from the stands on a difficult night for players and officials alike.
On a brighter note, Vinicius is now the outright second highest scoring Brazilian in the Champions League with 31 goals, overtaking Kaka on 30. Only Neymar has netted more (43).
More to follow.