Abdel Latif El-Baz – Heba Press
The main Italian newspapers covered the historic match played yesterday by the Moroccan national team against its Argentinian counterpart, which ended with a victory for the Lions by two goals to one, in the match that took place at the Stade Saint-Etienne, in the first round of the second group of the Olympic Games “France” 2024.
Italian radio number one, which reported on the victory of the national Olympic football team at the expense of the world champions and the Copa America, the 2024 Olympic Games in France.
“Radio Number One” highlighted the victory of the Moroccan Olympic team, saying: “What happened is exceptional and wonderful, repeating the scenario of the world sports competition, the Qatar 2022 World Cup,” adding that “the Moroccan players gave their all in the match.”
The sports commentator of Radio Number One added: “The Moroccan players were quick on the field, as were the Moroccan fans, who excelled in encouraging the Olympic team,” stressing that “Morocco has broken the knot of international teams in international competitions.” competitions.
The Italian journalist added that “African football has not received significant media attention, but the results of the Moroccan Olympic football team have shed new light on it,” stressing that “the victory of the Olympic team at the expense of the World Cup and the Copa America champions is a unique event that has occurred in this competition, pending the results of the next matches.
The major Italian newspapers have commented on the unexpected end of the match between Morocco and Argentina in the first round of the groups of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg caused a scandal in international refereeing by counting more than 15 minutes of stoppage time, before ending the match without blowing the whistle for the final due to fans descending onto the pitch after Argentina equalised 2-2 in the 90+16 minute.
The Paris Olympics website announced the resumption of the Argentina-Morocco match, and the equalizer scored by the Tango team in the 16th minute of added time was disallowed for offside.
The event was a rich subject for the Italian press, which was amazed by the level of refereeing during the important match between the African champion and the South American U-23 vice-champion.
