The Argentina Olympic team’s hotel rooms were broken into on Thursday night in Puebla, Mexico, and money and personal items were stolen, Argentina federation delegate Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia confirmed.
Argentina and Mexico's Olympic football teams played 0-0 draw during a friendly in Puebla on Thursday night and Argentina Football Association (AFA) vice president Claudio Tapia said the players realized what had happened upon returning to the hotel post match.
"No one was hurt because no one was in the rooms at the time, but we realized there had been a robbery when we returned to the hotel from the stadium and now we are looking into finding out who was responsible for the crime," Tapia said.
"When we returned to the hotel to change for dinner we realized that everything was all messed up. We were missing personal items and money. Someone must be held responsible." AFP reported.
Tapia said earlier that the team had given several statements to the authorities and complained of a "total lack of respect" in the way the issue was handled.
He had warned that the delegation would not leave the hotel until it received guarantees that it would be compensated.
"You know what's the strangest thing? It's that they have verified and know who is the thief from the (security) cameras, so they are protecting the thief," he said before the Mexican football federation announced the agreement.
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