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Olympics 2024: Otamendi fumes after Argentina, France quarrel

.Argentina's Olympic crew leader Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left angry after a quarrel appeared following his staff's 1-0 quarterfinal defeat to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were actually booed throughout the match through a hostile home group, as well as dealing with broke out in between the gamers quickly after the last whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was actually pushing for a couple of minutes before the players were broken up. Some France players seemed to dash down the passage minutes later in the past going back out a brief opportunity eventually to do a tour of honour.After the affray, Otamendi took aim at France defender Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he believed had actually over-celebrated in front of the Argentina gamers' family members." I am extremely mad that they mosted likely to where the loved one were actually to commemorate in his skin," Otamendi said." [If] he [Badu00e9] feels like celebrating, let him concern where our company are and our team will fix it there certainly. Our team'll refer to whatever our experts have to talk about." France as well as Argentina players were actually associated with a brawl after their suit. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP using Getty ImagesAlthough primarily an under-23 competition, the game was a rematch French supporters have actually been actually waiting for due to the fact that Argentina's impressive charge shootout succeed in the 2022 Globe Cup final.A racial discrimination rumor had actually elevated tensions successful after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez published a video of Argentina players singing repulsive songs about French gamers of African ancestry as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica victory last month.France's Olympic group instructor Thierry Holly was equally unhappy with the match, and was actually left furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent off." I visited shake the opposing instructor's palm and all of a sudden I found a great deal of things taking place," Holly informed media reporters." I do not just like seeing this example. It had not been needed." We didn't wish to shed a gamer [to suspension] but it was actually meaningless, he had not been even participating in [at the ultimate whistle]" I'm definitely certainly not happy regarding that. Our experts were all united, the only disadvantage is getting a red on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta scored in the fifth moment Henry's team, that will certainly experience Egypt in the semifinals.