World champions Argentina went down 2-1 to Morocco in their opening game at the Paris Olympics. The clash, a feisty one in Saint-Etienne, was marred by crowd trouble and eventually finished in an empty stadium, with the Atlas Lions prevailing over the Albiceleste.
All three of Argentina’s over 23 players in their squad- goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli, defender Nicolas Otamendi and forward Julian Alvarez, started for the South American giants. Veteran centre-back Otamendi, who currently plies his trade for Benfica, wore the armband for Argentina, with PSG right-back Achraf Hakimi doing likewise for Morocco.
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