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Organisers are on guard for Brazil's huge basketball showdown with old foes Argentina on Saturday amidst fears of unruly fans sparking more bad news for the Rio Olympics. Rowdy crowds, alongside empty stands, have marked the Games' opening days with a punch-up between Argentine and Brazilian fans at tennis and slurs hurled at the hosts' opponents at the basketball arena. "We take every game very seriously — in every game, in every match and every session the necessary security precautions are taken, not only in this case," said Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada.

 

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