Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (down) vies with Sampdoria’s Brazilian defender Leandro Castan during the annual 51st Joan Gamper Trophy friendly football match beteen Barcelona FC and UC Sampdoria at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Thursday. AFP PHOTO
RIO DE JANEIRO: A painful Olympic Games exit to Honduras plunged Argentine football deeper into crisis Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as administrative chaos off the field ended chances of offering some relief to the heartache of three final losses by the senior team in as many years.