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Olympics 2024: Otamendi seethes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic group leader Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left behind angry after a quarrel erupted following his team's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were actually booed throughout the suit by an aggressive home group, and combating broke out between the gamers right away after the ultimate whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was actually shoving for a couple of mins prior to the gamers were actually split. Some France gamers appeared to run down the tunnel moments later previously coming back out a quick opportunity later on to conduct a tour of honour.After the scrap, Otamendi took aim at France guardian Lou00efc Badu00e9, that he assumed had actually over-celebrated in front of the Argentina gamers' family members." I am actually quite mad that they mosted likely to where the loved one were to celebrate in his face," Otamendi pointed out." [If] he [Badu00e9] thinks that commemorating, permit him involve where our team are actually and also our company will certainly resolve it there. We'll talk about whatever our company have to speak about." France and Argentina gamers were involved in a quarrel after their suit. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP through Getty ImagesAlthough primarily an under-23 competitors, the game was actually a rematch French followers have actually been waiting for considering that Argentina's dramatic fine shootout succeed in the 2022 Globe Cup final.A bigotry rumor had actually increased stress sitting pretty after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez published a video of Argentina players vocal singing offensive incantations regarding French players of African culture as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica triumph final month.France's Olympic team trainer Thierry Holly was actually just as unhappy with the match, and also was left behind furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent off." I visited tremble the resisting trainer's hand and all of a sudden I viewed a bunch of points occurring," Holly told media reporters." I don't as if observing this kind of thing. It had not been necessary." Our team failed to wish to shed a player [to revocation] yet it was useless, he had not been even playing [at the ultimate sound]" I'm actually not satisfied about that. Our experts were actually all unified, the only setback is actually getting a reddish unemployed." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the fifth moment Henry's team, who will encounter Egypt in the semifinals.