8th January, 2016
Chelsea midfielder Oscar has denied he was involved in a training-ground fracas with team-mate Diego Costa.
The Telegraph reported the two players had to be separated following an “outrageous” challenge from Brazilian midfielder Oscar.
But the 24-year-old wrote on Twitter that he would “never fight” his team-mate, described the Spain striker, 27, as “one of my best
friends”.
The attacking pair had to be restrained after squaring up to each following a sequence of two hefty tackles during an intense training session.
Oscar is understood to have rattled Costa with a hefty tackle before the Spain international responded with hard-hitting tackle of his own.
The second clash is understood to have sparked the heated confrontation between the pair, who had to be pulled apart.
The pair were separated before any punches were thrown.
The clash is said to have de-escalated quickly with the pair said to have resolved their differences with each other at the end of the training session.
Chelsea face League One side Scunthorpe in an FA Cup third-round tie on Sunday.