▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁open ▁position ▁at ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁his ▁move ▁there ▁was ▁made ▁official . ▁Ben fica ▁looked ▁for ▁rep lac ements ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁profile ▁as ▁Cam ach o ; ▁they ▁offered ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁Lu iz ▁F eli pe ▁S col ari , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁agent . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁S col ari ▁said , ▁" When ▁people ▁say ▁I ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ben fica , ▁they ' re ▁lying ! ▁It ' s ▁sh am eless ▁and ▁is ▁bad ▁will ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁team . ▁To ▁Ben fica ▁I ▁won ' t ▁go ." ▁ ▁In ▁mid - J une , ▁Ben fica ▁restricted ▁their ▁choices ▁to ▁former ▁Esp any ol ▁manager ▁Luis ▁Fernández ▁and ▁Italian ▁national ▁team ▁manager ▁Giovanni ▁T rap at ton i . ▁Neg oti ations ▁with ▁Fernández ▁failed , ▁but ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June , ▁club ▁president ▁Lu ís ▁Fil ipe ▁Vie ira ▁announced ▁that ▁Ben fica ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁manager ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁name ▁him . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July , ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ben fica ▁announced ▁T rap at ton i ▁as ▁manager . ▁The ▁ 6 5 - year - old ▁Italian ▁started ▁his ▁manager ial ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁recognition ▁at ▁Ju vent us , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of