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Olympics 2024: Otamendi fumes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic team captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left behind furious after a quarrel emerged following his group's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were actually booed throughout the suit by a dangerous home group, and also combating burst out between the players promptly after the ultimate whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was actually shoving for a couple of minutes prior to the players were actually split. Some France gamers appeared to dash down the passage minutes eventually previously coming back out a quick opportunity later on to do a tour of honour.After the wrangle, Otamendi took objective at France defender Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he presumed had actually over-celebrated before the Argentina gamers' households." I am actually incredibly upset that they went to where the family members were actually to commemorate in his face," Otamendi said." [If] he [Badu00e9] feels like celebrating, allow him pertain to where our team are actually and we will definitely solve it there. Our experts'll talk about whatever our experts must refer to." France as well as Argentina gamers were actually associated with a quarrel after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty ImagesAlthough largely an under-23 competition, the game was actually a rematch French followers have actually been waiting on because Argentina's significant charge shootout win in the 2022 World Cup final.A bigotry shame had actually increased pressures ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez uploaded a video clip of Argentina players singing offensive chants regarding French gamers of African ancestry as they celebrated their Copa Amu00e9rica victory final month.France's Olympic crew trainer Thierry Henry was actually just as miserable with the match, as well as was actually left behind enraged after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent." I visited drink the resisting trainer's palm and all of a quick I observed a considerable amount of points taking place," Henry said to press reporters." I do not such as observing this kind of thing. It had not been necessary." Our company really did not want to shed a gamer [to revocation] yet it was actually meaningless, he had not been even playing [at the last whistle]" I'm truly certainly not delighted concerning that. Our company were actually all combined, the only disadvantage is acquiring a reddish unemployed." Jean-Philippe Mateta scored in the 5th moment Holly's team, who are going to deal with Egypt in the semifinals.