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Former Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids receives RED CARD in his first game in charge of Olhanense for his role in post-match brawl... before storming out of the stadium and abandoning his media duties

Edgar Davids was sent off following a post-match scuffle in his first ever match as manager of Portuguese side Olhanense on Sunday.

The former Holland and Juventus midfielder travelled to the south coast to face Lusitano in his opening fixture for third-tier Olhanense, which finished 0-0.

Despite the game being short on action, the game erupted shortly after full-time when Brazilian Leleco became embroiled in a dispute with Lusitano boss Jose Bizarro.

Ex-Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids (centre) was appointed manager of Olhanense last week
Davids, pictured while assistant at Telstar, was sent off in his first game in charge

Davids intervened to separate his midfielder from the opposition manager, but was bizarrely shown a straight red card by the referee for his actions, while Bizarro received just a yellow.