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Olympics 2024: Otamendi fumes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic team captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left behind mad after a quarrel appeared following his team's 1-0 quarterfinal defeat to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were booed throughout the match by an aggressive home crowd, and also combating burst out between the players quickly after the final whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was actually pushing for a couple of moments just before the gamers were broken up. Some France gamers appeared to dash down the tunnel instants later on in the past going back out a brief opportunity eventually to conduct a tour of honour.After the mix-up, Otamendi took purpose at France defender Lou00efc Badu00e9, that he thought had actually over-celebrated in front of the Argentina gamers' family members." I am quite upset that they visited where the loved one were to celebrate in his face," Otamendi claimed." [If] he [Badu00e9] feels like commemorating, allow him concern where our company are actually as well as our team will definitely handle it there. Our company'll discuss whatever we must talk about." France and also Argentina players were actually involved in a quarrel after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP using Getty ImagesAlthough mainly an under-23 competitors, the activity was a rematch French enthusiasts have been waiting for because Argentina's impressive fine shootout succeed in the 2022 Planet Cup final.A bigotry scandal had actually enhanced pressures ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez posted a video clip of Argentina gamers singing offending chants concerning French players of African ancestry as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica success last month.France's Olympic staff coach Thierry Henry was actually equally unhappy along with the fight, as well as was actually left behind furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent." I headed to tremble the opposing coach's palm plus all of a sudden I observed a considerable amount of things taking place," Henry told press reporters." I don't just like viewing this example. It wasn't essential." Our company really did not wish to lose a player [to suspension] however it was meaningless, he wasn't even playing [at the last whistle]" I'm definitely not happy concerning that. Our experts were actually all combined, the only drawback is actually receiving a reddish unemployed." Jean-Philippe Mateta scored in the 5th min Holly's crew, that will certainly encounter Egypt in the semifinals.