▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁score , ▁splitting ▁points ▁with ▁them . ▁After ▁the ▁game , ▁T rap at ton i ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁difficult ▁game ▁his ▁team ▁had ▁played , ▁saying , ▁" The ▁final ▁score ▁could ▁disappoint ▁the ▁fans , ▁but ▁let ' s ▁not ▁forget ▁we ▁are ▁still ▁leaders . ▁Our ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁dangerous ▁team . ▁We ▁had ▁three ▁good ▁ch ances ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁score ." ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September , ▁Ben fica ▁closed ▁the ▁month ▁by ▁hosting ▁B ansk á ▁By str ica . ▁Ben fica ▁was ted ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁their ▁score , ▁only ▁be ating ▁the ▁Slov aks ▁by ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁ ▁October – Nov ember ▁ ▁October ▁began ▁with ▁an ▁away ▁match ▁away ▁in ▁Gu imar ã es ▁against ▁Vit ória ▁de ▁Gu imar ã es . ▁Ben fica ▁played ▁against ▁ten ▁men ▁throughout ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁minute ▁when ▁Ge ov anni ▁converted ▁a ▁free ▁kick . ▁Following ▁a ▁two - week ▁international ▁break , ▁Ben fica ▁received ▁Porto ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁controvers y ▁regarding ▁O leg ário ▁Ben qu eren ça ▁ref ere eing , ▁with ▁Porto ▁winning ▁ 1 – 0 ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁from ▁Ben ni ▁Mc Car thy . ▁T rap at ton i ▁critic ized ▁the ▁ref eree , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁have ▁witness ▁things ▁I