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Olympics 2024: Otamendi fumes after Argentina, France brawl

.Argentina's Olympic group leader Nicolu00e1s Otamendi was actually left behind furious after a quarrel appeared following his group's 1-0 quarterfinal defeat to France in Bordeaux on Friday.Argentina were actually booed throughout the match by an unfavorable home group, as well as dealing with broke out between the gamers right away after the final whistle.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThere was actually pushing for a couple of moments just before the gamers were split. Some France players appeared to run down the passage moments later before returning out a brief time eventually to conduct a lap of honour.After the strife, Otamendi took objective at France protector Lou00efc Badu00e9, who he assumed had over-celebrated before the Argentina players' families." I am actually extremely mad that they went to where the member of the family were actually to celebrate in his skin," Otamendi mentioned." [If] he [Badu00e9] believes that commemorating, allow him come to where we are actually as well as we will certainly handle it there. Our experts'll speak about whatever our team have to speak about." France and Argentina players were actually involved in a brawl after their match. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP by means of Getty ImagesAlthough mostly an under-23 competitors, the video game was actually a rematch French enthusiasts have actually been waiting for due to the fact that Argentina's significant charge shootout succeed in the 2022 Globe Mug final.A racial discrimination rumor had increased strains ahead of the game after Chelsea's Enzo Fernu00e1ndez submitted a video of Argentina gamers vocal singing offensive chants regarding French gamers of African ancestry as they commemorated their Copa Amu00e9rica success final month.France's Olympic team instructor Thierry Henry was equally unhappy along with the match, as well as was actually left behind fuming after midfielder Enzo Millot was sent off." I visited drink the resisting instructor's palm and all of an abrupt I found a great deal of points occurring," Henry informed press reporters." I do not like seeing this kind of thing. It had not been essential." Our experts really did not wish to lose a gamer [to revocation] but it was meaningless, he had not been even playing [at the final sound]" I'm really not pleased concerning that. Our experts were all combined, the only drawback is actually acquiring a red on the bench." Jean-Philippe Mateta racked up in the fifth minute Henry's crew, that will deal with Egypt in the semifinals.