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Olympics 2024: Otamendi seethes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic crew captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was left upset after a quarrel erupted observing his crew's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were booed throughout the match through a dangerous home group, and fighting broke out between the gamers quickly after the final whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was shoving for a couple of mins just before the players were actually separated. Some France gamers showed up to dash down the tunnel minutes eventually previously coming back out a quick opportunity eventually to carry out a tour of honour.After the scuffle, Otamendi took intention at France guardian Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he assumed had actually over-celebrated facing the Argentina players' households." I am actually really angry that they visited where the member of the family were actually to commemorate in his skin," Otamendi stated." [If] he [Badu00e9] thinks that commemorating, let him involve where our team are as well as we are going to fix it there certainly. We'll refer to whatever our company have to discuss." France and Argentina players were associated with a brawl after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP by means of Getty ImagesAlthough predominantly an under-23 competition, the video game was actually a rematch French supporters have actually been actually awaiting considering that Argentina's dramatic charge duel win in the 2022 World Cup final.A racism scandal had increased stress ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez published an online video of Argentina gamers vocal singing annoying songs about French gamers of African culture as they celebrated their Copa Amu00e9rica triumph last month.France's Olympic staff instructor Thierry Henry was actually just as miserable with the match, as well as was left behind furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was actually dispatched." I headed to tremble the resisting coach's hand plus all of an abrupt I viewed a great deal of traits taking place," Henry said to press reporters." I don't such as viewing this kind of thing. It wasn't necessary." Our team failed to would like to shed a gamer [to suspension] yet it was pointless, he wasn't also playing [at the final sound]" I am actually truly certainly not delighted concerning that. We were all combined, the only disadvantage is acquiring a reddish unemployed." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the fifth moment Henry's team, that will definitely face Egypt in the semifinals.