Jose Mourinho was adamant that Vinicius Jr was lucky to escape a second yellow card for diving during the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
The Brazilian appeared to go to ground without receiving a touch mid-way through the first-half of the final at Wembley.
The Madrid winger had only minutes prior been controversially booked by referee Slavko Vincic for a late tackle on Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
But the apparent dive could have resulted in an early end to his evening, which Mourinho believes would have been the correct outcome.
'That's dive,' the two-time Champions League winner said on TNT Sports. 'No doubt that a dive. And then [Nico] Schlotterbeck gets a yellow card for complaining with the referee.
'Okay, you have to get the yellow card but in the end it's a consequence of something that he knew. He knew perfectly that that was a dive.'
The Dortmund defender Schlotterbeck was not the only one angered by the officials decision to overlook Vinicius' action.
The Wembley showcase drew famous faces from far and wide. Among the glamourous names Jay-Z, who was there to watch his client Vinicius.
The rapper was seen at the stadium wearing a black jacket and hat to cheer on the Brazilian forward, who is part of his Roc Nation Sports company.
Vincius Jr joined Jay-Z's firm last year after it acquired the Brazilian TFM Agency.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was also spotted at the match, in which Los Blancos are hoping to seal a record-extending 15th European title.
Wembley also got a taste of America with a pre-match performance by rock star Lenny Kravitz.
The 60-year-old Kravitz performed shortened versions of three of his songs in a six-minute set on the pitch before kick off.
Kravitz, whose daughter is actress Zoe Kravitz, began with 'Fly Away' and finished with 'Are you Gonna Go My Way.'