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Olympics 2024: Otamendi seethes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic crew captain Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left irritated after a quarrel appeared following his staff's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were booed throughout the match through a hostile home crowd, as well as battling burst out in between the players right away after the last whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was pushing for a couple of minutes just before the gamers were split. Some France gamers showed up to dash down the tunnel instants later in the past returning out a short opportunity later on to execute a lap of honour.After the mix-up, Otamendi took aim at France protector Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he presumed had over-celebrated facing the Argentina gamers' households." I am actually extremely mad that they went to where the member of the family were actually to commemorate in his skin," Otamendi claimed." [If] he [Badu00e9] believes that celebrating, allow him pertain to where our team are actually and we will definitely fix it there. We'll speak about whatever our team need to talk about." France and Argentina players were involved in a quarrel after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP using Getty ImagesAlthough primarily an under-23 competition, the video game was a rematch French supporters have been expecting given that Argentina's remarkable penalty shootout win in the 2022 Globe Mug final.A bigotry rumor had actually enhanced stress ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez posted an online video of Argentina gamers vocal annoying songs about French players of African culture as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica success final month.France's Olympic crew coach Thierry Henry was equally as dissatisfied with the match, as well as was left behind furious after midfielder Enzo Millot was actually sent off." I mosted likely to drink the resisting trainer's hand plus all of an abrupt I observed a bunch of things occurring," Henry said to reporters." I do not such as viewing this kind of thing. It wasn't required." We failed to intend to drop a gamer [to suspension] yet it was pointless, he had not been even playing [at the ultimate whistle]" I'm really not happy regarding that. We were actually all combined, the only disadvantage is actually receiving a reddish on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the 5th moment Henry's crew, who will encounter Egypt in the semifinals.