Portugal coach Luis Felipe Scolari denied he punched Serbia's Ivica Dragutinovic as the European Championship qualifier between the two sides in Lisbon ended in controversy.
Scolari became involved in a 30-man melee towards the end of last night's 1-1 draw that saw Dragutinovic dismissed, but the Brazilian coach insisted he did not hit the defender.
"I defended (Ricardo) Quaresma. He (Dragutinovic) appeared in front of me but I did not touch him," Scolari said.
"I defended (Ricardo) Quaresma. He (Dragutinovic) appeared in front of me but I did not touch him," Scolari said.
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