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Olympics 2024: Otamendi fumes after Argentina, France quarrel

.Argentina's Olympic team captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was left behind furious after a quarrel emerged observing his crew's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were actually booed throughout the suit by an unfavorable home crowd, as well as battling burst out in between the gamers immediately after the final whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was shoving for a number of mins just before the players were split. Some France players seemed to dash down the passage minutes eventually previously returning out a short opportunity later on to do a tour of honour.After the scuffle, Otamendi took purpose at France defender Lou00efc Badu00e9, that he thought had over-celebrated in front of the Argentina players' households." I am very upset that they visited where the member of the family were to commemorate in his face," Otamendi claimed." [If] he [Badu00e9] thinks that celebrating, let him come to where our company are actually and also our company will address it there certainly. Our team'll talk about whatever our company need to refer to." France and Argentina players were actually associated with a quarrel after their suit. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP using Getty ImagesAlthough primarily an under-23 competitors, the video game was a rematch French followers have been actually expecting given that Argentina's impressive fine shootout win in the 2022 Globe Mug final.A bigotry scandal had actually improved pressures ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez posted an online video of Argentina gamers vocal annoying incantations about French gamers of African culture as they celebrated their Copa Amu00e9rica success final month.France's Olympic team instructor Thierry Henry was just as unhappy with the match, as well as was left furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent off." I went to shake the resisting coach's palm plus all of an abrupt I viewed a ton of factors occurring," Henry informed press reporters." I don't just like observing this kind of thing. It had not been needed." Our experts really did not wish to drop a gamer [to suspension] but it was actually meaningless, he had not been even playing [at the last whistle]" I'm actually certainly not pleased about that. Our company were actually all unified, the only setback is acquiring a reddish on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the fifth min Henry's group, who will definitely face Egypt in the semifinals.