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Argentina's manager Javier Mascherano has angrily reacted to his team's loss to Morocco in their opening Olympic game.
The Argentina team scored a late equaliser in stoppage time to secure a draw but the goal was chalked off after a VAR review.
The scenario of fans storming the pitch and the offside call by the VAR led to an outburst from Mascherano
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13:18 - 25.07.2024
PARIS 2024: Mascherano reveals Argentina Olympics star was robbed before Morocco clash
Javier Mascherano has revealed that one of his players was robbed before their opening game against Morocco.
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22:00 - 24.07.2024
Morocco victorious over Argentina while Spain emerge victorious in opening men's Olympic games
Argentina lost to Morocco while Spain produced a high quality performance
Mascherano reacts to the pitch incident
Morocco's 2-1 victory was met with criticism from Argentina's manager, who labelled it "the biggest circus I've ever seen in my life."
According to the Sun, Mascherano said, "What happened was a scandal. This is not a neighbourhood tournament, it is the Olympic Games.
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"They never told us that a play was being reviewed. We are not going to file a complaint, that's it.
“We have to look forward, this is already over. We have to win both games to qualify. The group is strong.”
The Argentine head coach has said that despite the whole incident, the team will not file a complaint.
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Following Medina's alleged equaliser, there were dramatic scenes with bottles and firecrackers being thrown from the stands.
The Argentine stars were forced to leave the pitch as some fans started throwing objects that could be deadly at them.
To keep the scenario from getting worse, riot cops were called to the scene to avoid further disturbance from fans.
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