gel . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December , ▁Ben fica ▁played ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁hosting ▁third - t ier ▁team ▁AD ▁O live ir ense ▁for ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Cup . ▁Ben fica ▁won ▁ 4 – 1 ▁but ▁required ▁extra ▁time ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁visitors ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 ▁draw ▁in ▁regular ▁time . ▁Through out ▁the ▁game , ▁Ben fica ▁fans ▁wh ist led ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁game . ▁Later , ▁T rap at ton i ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁performance , ▁saying , ▁" For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁the ▁fans ▁since ▁the ▁team ▁des erved ▁the ▁wh ist les ." ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁Ben fica ▁opened ▁the ▁month ▁with ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Est ád io ▁José ▁Al val ade ▁to ▁face ▁Sport ing ▁CP ▁in ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁der by . ▁Sport ing ' s ▁Li éd son ▁scored ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁minute ▁and ▁N uno ▁G om es ▁equal ized ▁four ▁minutes ▁later . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Lied son ▁final ized ▁the ▁score ▁at ▁ 2 – 1 ▁to ▁Sport ing . ▁Ben fica ▁dropped ▁to ▁fifth ▁place , ▁their ▁worst ▁league ▁position ▁all ▁season . ▁After ▁the ▁game , ▁T rap at ton i ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁slow ▁to ▁make ▁substitution s ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁but ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁Sport ing ▁performed ▁better . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January , ▁Ben fica ▁received ▁Bo av ista ▁with ▁the