Paris Olympics: Argentina file grievance after coaching camp robbed earlier than Morocco sport

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Males’s soccer pan-American champions Argentina had a tricky Wednesday on the Paris Olympics as they misplaced 2-1 to Morocco and suffered a theft at their coaching camp.

The Argentina delegation filed a police grievance in Lyon, the prosecutor’s workplace of close by Saint-Étienne mentioned on Thursday.

“They went into coaching and robbed us, within the Olympic Video games,” mentioned head coach Javier Mascherano. “We didn’t wish to say something after coaching, I don’t suppose it helps something. However clearly it’s kind of unpleasant that these sorts of issues occur.”

Mascherano mentioned midfielder Thiago Almada’s watch was among the many objects taken.

It has been a troubled begin to the Olympics for Argentina, which took gold in 2004 and 2008.

The sport in Saint-Étienne was suspended for almost two hours after Morocco followers stormed the pitch and threw bottles to protest an equaliser aim from Cristian Medina within the sixteenth minute of added time, which was then dominated offside.

The sport ultimately resumed after followers had been advised to go away Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Morocco held on as they performed out the ultimate three minutes.

Argentina’s press outlined what occurred throughout the sport as “ridiculous” and “a scandal”. Mascherano deemed it “a circus”.

The nation’s soccer federation issued a proper protest Wednesday to the world governing physique FIFA and mentioned would do “what is critical” to ensure the protection of gamers.

“What occurred on the sector was a scandal. This isn’t a neighbourhood match, these are the Olympic Video games,” Argentina coach Javier Mascherano mentioned.

Paris organisers mentioned they had been attempting to “perceive the causes and determine applicable actions” after the match in Saint-Etienne. Argentina’s soccer federation mentioned it issued a proper protest on Wednesday to FIFA and would do “what is critical” to ensure the protection of gamers.

“Having to attend virtually two hours within the dressing room, after Morocco followers getting into the pitch, the violence that the Argentina delegation suffered, our gamers having to heat up once more and proceed to play a match that ought to have been suspended by the principle referee, is de facto one thing that is mindless and that goes in opposition to the competitors guidelines,” Argentina Soccer Affiliation president Claudio Tapia mentioned.