Crrent line at the Greek.
Nobody wants to go to OT or Shootout and Argentina will win this in regulation time.
Oh yeah, Argentina lost to Nigeria on a bad call by the Refs 12 years ago in the Olympic Final and also lost to Brazil in Copa America 2 years ago. Anyhow they are hungry for a Championship WIN and some Revenge.
"BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Champions Argentina face Nigeria for the Olympic gold medal on Saturday in a match which promises to be every bit as exciting as their previous meeting in the final 12 years ago.
On that occasion, Nigeria became the first African team to win the tournament when they won 3-2 with a last-gasp Emmanuel Amunike goal the South Americans claimed was offside.
Both teams included players who went on to enjoy successful careers at senior international level.
Diego Simeone, Javier Zanetti and Roberto Ayala each made over 100 appearances for Argentina while Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Nwankwo Kano were in the Nigeria side.
Both teams reached their final with their own brands of attacking football.
Nigeria have been exuberant but exasperatingly erratic and their players have been criticised by coach Samson Siasia for individualism.
Argentina, led by the dynamic Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero and orchestrated by Juan Roman Riquelme in midfield, have been stylish and are buoyed by their 3-0 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in the semi-final.
One possible dampener could be the heat as the match will kick off at midday -- a hefty price to pay for staging the event at the Bird's Nest, where athletics take priority"
Nobody wants to go to OT or Shootout and Argentina will win this in regulation time.
Oh yeah, Argentina lost to Nigeria on a bad call by the Refs 12 years ago in the Olympic Final and also lost to Brazil in Copa America 2 years ago. Anyhow they are hungry for a Championship WIN and some Revenge.
"BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Champions Argentina face Nigeria for the Olympic gold medal on Saturday in a match which promises to be every bit as exciting as their previous meeting in the final 12 years ago.
On that occasion, Nigeria became the first African team to win the tournament when they won 3-2 with a last-gasp Emmanuel Amunike goal the South Americans claimed was offside.
Both teams included players who went on to enjoy successful careers at senior international level.
Diego Simeone, Javier Zanetti and Roberto Ayala each made over 100 appearances for Argentina while Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Nwankwo Kano were in the Nigeria side.
Both teams reached their final with their own brands of attacking football.
Nigeria have been exuberant but exasperatingly erratic and their players have been criticised by coach Samson Siasia for individualism.
Argentina, led by the dynamic Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero and orchestrated by Juan Roman Riquelme in midfield, have been stylish and are buoyed by their 3-0 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in the semi-final.
One possible dampener could be the heat as the match will kick off at midday -- a hefty price to pay for staging the event at the Bird's Nest, where athletics take priority"
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