Grondona blasts Batista: 'We can't raffle off our prestige like this'

The head of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Julio Humberto Grondona, came up to stage and threw some stinger darts to coach Sergio Batista claiming that Wednesday's 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Nigeria had threatened the country's reputation.

Playing a team composed of mainly Under-25 players, the Argentine side were taken to pieces in Abuja on the way to a comprehensive defeat.

"These games are not just to make money, Batista asks for them. You cannot raffle off the prestige of our national team,"

Likewise AFA’s strongman remarked that “It is not possible to play Nigeria’s best team by putting out an inexperienced side that was not up to their level.”

The Argentina 'B' team next face Poland, this Sunday.