Argentina Lost Controversial To Morocco At The 2024 Olympics, AFA President Protests To FIFA

Argentina lost controversially to Morocco in the first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics (Instagram/@aphaseleccion).

JAKARTA - The President of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio Tapia, responded in a disappointed tone to the results achieved by the Argentine national team in the first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics against Morocco.

"It is unfortunate what Argentina experienced at Saint-Etienne. Waiting almost two hours in the dressing room after the influx of Morocco spectators and the violence experienced by the Argentine delegation," Claudio Tapia was quoted as saying by TyC Sport on Friday, July 26, 2024.

"Then, our players have to go out again to warm up and continue the match that should be suspended by the main referee, it really doesn't make sense. It violates competition rules," Tapia said again.

In the inaugural match of Group B for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Argentina was able to face Morocco at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The result was bitter because Albiceleste lost 1-2.

However, behind that defeat, there was an unpleasant incident. This was because when Argentina scored a goal back in the 90+16 minute which equalized to 2-2. However, chaos occurred.

Morocco's supporters pushed into the field and threw a number of items. The incident made referee Glenn Nyberg stop the match which had been delayed for more than two hours.

When the match resumed with three minutes remaining, Nyberg reviewed Argentina's goal with VAR. As a result, Bruno Amione was considered offside and Medina's goal was disallowed. Amione was the player who headed the ball before hitting the bar and became an assist for Medina.

The elimination of Medina's goal, Morocco remained ahead 2-1. The advantage lasted until the game was over.

Because of the incident and incident in that match, President AFA expressed disappointment. Not only that, after the match, AFA also officially made a note of protest to FIFA regarding the controversy that occurred in the inaugural match against Morocco at the 2024 Olympics.

"AFA president Claudio Tapia confirmed that they had lodged a protest with FIFA over what happened in the first match of Group B of the 2024 Olympics," TyC Sports wrote in its report.