Bruno Fernandes was about to take a penalty in the seventh minute of stoppage time that could well determine Amorim's future as Manchester United manager, and it was too much for the Portuguese coach, who has had the weight of the world on him this week.
So, he slid into his seat in the dugout, put his crossed feet up on the wall in front of him, and looked into the sky.
Amorim just listened to the roars as Fernandes converted the spot kick to seal a 3-2 win over Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Who knows, it might just be enough to keep Amorim in a job.
"We should have won in a different way," Amorim said. "We should not suffer."
Amorim experienced another roller-coaster of emotions, days after falling under massive pressure following United's embarrassing League Cup exit at the hands of fourth-tier Grimsby Town in midweek.
After that game, he criticised his players and suggested discussions would be held next week about his position. If those negotiations take place, Amorim goes into them in a slightly stronger position, even if major doubts remain over his ability to get United — one of the world's biggest clubs — back to previous heights.
United squandered the lead twice against Burnley and were heading for a draw.
Then with the clock just into added-on time, United winger Amad Diallo had his jersey pulled by Jaidon Anthony in the area and, after a VAR review, the spot kick was given, with Fernandes rolling the spot kick into the corner.
One of the three 100 percent records in the Premier League disappeared when Tottenham lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth to plenty of home jeers, thanks to Evanilson's fifth-minute goal.
It left new boss Thomas Frank, who's taken over from Australian Ange Postecoglou, acknowledging that Spurs fans had every right to boo.
Chelsea gained from some contentious refereeing calls in their 2-0 win over west London neighbours Fulham, whose manager Marco Silva struggled to contain his unhappiness.
Joao Pedro gave Chelsea the lead with a header from a corner in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time, after a minimum of eight added-on minutes had been called.
That further angered Silva, who was already furious his team's 21st-minute goal by 18-year-old Josh King was ruled out after a VAR review deemed Rodrigo Muniz to have stamped on the foot of Trevoh Chalobah as he shielded the ball in the build-up.
Silva resorted to laughing sarcastically early in the second half when Chelsea were awarded a penalty for handball against Ryan Sessegnon following another video review, which highlighted two potential infringements — a push and a handball — by Joao Pedro in the build-up.
After a long delay, Enzo Fernandez converted the spot kick in the 56th.
"For someone that loves football as a manager, a former football player, as a fan sometimes when I just watch a game, I feel sad, really," Silva said when asked for his views on the refereeing. "Just that."
Elsewhere, Sunderland scored a goal in the sixth-minute of stoppage time to beat Brentford 2-1 while Everton won 3-2 at Wolves.
In the day's late game, Newcastle's new signing Nick Woltemade watched from the directors' box as his new side were held to a goalless draw at Leeds. Woltemade has likely been signed to replace Alexander Isak, who again didn't feature for Newcastle as he looks to secure his move to Liverpool
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