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Olympics 2024: Otamendi seethes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic team leader Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left behind irritated after a quarrel appeared following his crew's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were booed throughout the suit through an aggressive home crowd, and also combating broke out between the players right away after the ultimate whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was pushing for a number of minutes prior to the players were separated. Some France players seemed to run down the tunnel moments eventually before coming back out a brief time eventually to conduct a lap of honour.After the mix-up, Otamendi took intention at France protector Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he assumed had actually over-celebrated before the Argentina gamers' family members." I am very mad that they headed to where the relative were to commemorate in his skin," Otamendi stated." [If] he [Badu00e9] feels like commemorating, let him concern where we are actually and we will resolve it there certainly. Our team'll refer to whatever we need to talk about." France and Argentina gamers were associated with a brawl after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP through Getty ImagesAlthough mainly an under-23 competition, the video game was a rematch French followers have been awaiting because Argentina's impressive fine shootout succeed in the 2022 World Cup final.A bigotry scandal had actually increased tensions ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez uploaded an online video of Argentina gamers vocal objectionable incantations concerning French players of African heritage as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica success final month.France's Olympic team trainer Thierry Holly was equally as dissatisfied along with the match, as well as was left fuming after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent off." I headed to drink the opposing instructor's palm plus all of a quick I found a great deal of points occurring," Henry told press reporters." I do not just like seeing this example. It had not been essential." Our team didn't want to drop a gamer [to revocation] however it was meaningless, he wasn't even participating in [at the final whistle]" I'm actually not satisfied regarding that. Our experts were all combined, the only setback is acquiring a reddish on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta scored in the 5th minute Holly's team, that will definitely encounter Egypt in the semifinals.