 On 3 May , Benfica met Sporting for the second Derby de Lisboa of the season . In the words of António Tadeia , the visitors took on an approach of " ignoring the midfield ... and abusing of the long ball " , inflicting a 1 – 2 loss upon Benfica . A week later , Benfica defeated Belenenses in Restelo , securing the second place in the league with a 4 @-@ 2 victory and the associated berth to the third qualifying round of the 2003 – 04 UEFA Champions League . On 18 May , Benfica played Boavista at home . Camacho changed several players of the starting eleven , but the match ended in a 1 – 1 draw . Benfica closed the month with a 2 – 0 away win against Adelino Ribeiro Novo ; Rui Dias wrote that Benfica showed " professionalism , despite having nothing to fight for " . 
