Nottingham Forest have claimed owner Evangelos Marinakis did not confront boss Nuno Espirito Santo after last weekend's 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester.
Marinakis appeared to become embroiled in a heated exchange with Nuno on the City Ground pitch immediately after a result that dented Forest's bid to qualify for the Champions League.
But after criticism of the Greek's behaviour, Forest said the incident was because of Marinakis' frustration that Taiwo Awoniyi had continued to play on after colliding with a post in the 88th minute.
Forest striker Awoniyi underwent urgent surgery on Monday on the serious abdominal injury suffered in the incident.