DIEGO MARADONA said he felt "proud" after his first match as coach of Argentina ended in a 1-0 friendly international win over Scotland at Hampden Park.

But that didn't stop the football great from having one more go at his old England adversary Terry Butcher, now Scotland's assistant manager, who has made no secret of his bitterness towards Maradona for the "Hand of God" goal that helped Argentina beat England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup.

Asked if he had the chance to speak with Butcher after Wednesday's match, a mock-puzzled Maradona replied: "Who is Butcher? I am asking you who is Butcher? I greeted the manager of Scotland [George Burley] and you are asking me about Butcher.

"Since all the bad news about my daughter this has been the first time I have been able to laugh."

Maradona said his thoughts has been with his daughter Giannina after she suffered problems with her pregnancy earlier in the week.

AFP