2016 Rio Olympics - Handball - Preliminary - Men's Preliminary Group A Argentina v Croatia - Future Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. Argentinian fans cheer. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian and Argentine officials worked on Wednesday to tamp down the fierce rivalry between the two nations that has led to isolated incidents of fisticuffs and loud booing.
After an Olympic opening ceremony that saw Argentina's delegation lustily booed, and a fight between a Brazilian and Argentine fan at a tennis match just days later, sport authorities from both nations met to discuss the issue.
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