Bernardo Silva hit the officer who was in charge of the 2-1 Nations League semi-final victory of Portugal over Germany and claimed that he 'does not know the rules'.
The exciting collision in the Allianz Arena on Wednesday evening was arranged by Cristiano Ronaldo's 68th-minute strike-to-be-extending 137th at international level that came after the parties had traded striking finishes.
Germany, who were looking for their First Nations League Crown, took the lead in a somewhat controversial way when Liverpool Target Florian Wirtz went home from close range with the help of a block of Nick Wolade, who seemed to be in an offside position.
It was one of a number of strange calls from the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic, who only needed a look at the Pitchide monitor to confirm the effort that increased the temperature in a spicy meeting.
Silva focused on the civil servant when he praised his side for fighting, first from the stunner of Francisco Conukicao for Ronaldo's Tap-in, and hit Vincic for not understanding the rules of the game.
“A tough game, we expected that because they have a lot of quality,” the Star of Manchester City. 'Playing at home we knew that they would play with a lot of intensity, with a lot of energy as they always do.
“But today we played a good game. A lot of character, also a lot of intensity of us. 1-0 down is not easy at the start of the [second] Half, even if the goal is offside, even if the referee does not know the rules, but that is a different question.
“We are happy that we can come back.”
On an eventful night in Munich, 30-year-old and his countryman Bruno Fernandes were one of the Portugal stars involved in heated confrontations with Wirtz, who is expected to be against the pair in the Premier League next season.
Liverpool strives for a club record transfer after from attacking midfielder Wirtz, where Bayer Leverkusen performs £ 120 million for one of Europe's most sought after midfielders.
The Reds are currently at £ 109 million, but reports suggest that a deal is about to be agreed, with personal conditions no problem.
The 22-year-old won the praise of some Liverpool fans online for a crispy, studs-up tackle on Manchester United skipper Fernandes in the first half before he rowed with Silva later.
In the first half, Wirtz Fernandes challenged a ball, but timed his tackle wrong and stood on the foot of his opponent. Fernandes hit the ground of the pain and bumped the remaining minutes to the break.
Things then escalated in the second period. During a Germany attack, Wirtz remained as stumbled by Silva on the half line and he remained on the floor. A few minutes later, from the ball, there was a fight.
The two players who could have been teammates if City had not pulled out of their pursuit of Wirtz almost against each other when Silva hit the deck and seemed to claim that he had been set.
Wirtz tried to lift the 30-year-old from the floor, but Fernandes ran inside and pulled the German away from the stage.
A push match followed among a number of players, with Wirtz booked for his involvement. VAR was considered no false game in his argument with Silva.
The result of Wednesday evening means that Portugal will play in Spain or France in Sunday's Nations League final, while Germany will get the other in a play-off in third place.