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Olympics 2024: Otamendi seethes after Argentina, France quarrel

.Argentina's Olympic crew captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left furious after a brawl erupted observing his staff's 1-0 quarterfinal defeat to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were booed throughout the match by a hostile home group, and fighting burst out in between the players right away after the final whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was shoving for a couple of minutes before the gamers were separated. Some France gamers showed up to run down the tunnel seconds eventually before returning out a brief opportunity later to conduct a lap of honour.After the mix-up, Otamendi took objective at France defender Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he thought had over-celebrated facing the Argentina players' families." I am actually incredibly irritated that they mosted likely to where the loved one were to commemorate in his face," Otamendi mentioned." [If] he [Badu00e9] seems like celebrating, permit him come to where our experts are and also we will definitely handle it certainly there. We'll refer to whatever our company have to speak about." France and Argentina gamers were actually involved in a quarrel after their suit. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP using Getty ImagesAlthough primarily an under-23 competition, the game was a rematch French enthusiasts have actually been actually awaiting considering that Argentina's impressive fine shootout win in the 2022 Globe Cup final.A racism rumor had enhanced stress sitting pretty after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez published an online video of Argentina gamers vocal outrageous incantations regarding French gamers of African ancestry as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica triumph last month.France's Olympic team trainer Thierry Henry was just like miserable with the battle, and was actually left behind enraged after midfielder Enzo Millot was dispatched." I headed to tremble the opposing coach's palm plus all of a sudden I found a bunch of points happening," Henry told reporters." I don't such as observing this example. It had not been important." Our company failed to desire to drop a gamer [to suspension] but it was meaningless, he wasn't also participating in [at the last whistle]" I'm actually not pleased concerning that. Our experts were actually all combined, the only downside is actually acquiring a red on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the fifth min Holly's crew, that will encounter Egypt in the semifinals.