▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁another ▁within ▁five ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁second , ▁gave ▁Ben fica ▁a ▁lead ▁that ▁help ▁them ▁beat ▁the ▁loc als . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁after ▁the ▁international ▁matches ▁Ben fica ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁match ▁against ▁More ir ense . ▁Pet it ▁opened ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁free ▁kick , ▁while ▁Sim ão ▁set ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 3 rd ▁minute . ▁The ▁following ▁Th urs day , ▁Ben fica ▁played ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁against ▁Slov ak ▁team ▁B ansk á ▁By str ica . ▁Ben fica ▁domin ated ▁the ▁match , ▁winning ▁ 3 – 0 ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁from ▁Sim ão ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁João ▁Pere ira . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁September , ▁Ben fica ▁travel led ▁to ▁Co im bra ▁to ▁face ▁Ac adém ica , ▁be ating ▁them ▁ 1 – 0 ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁from ▁Sim ão ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁table . ▁T rap at ton i ▁pra ised ▁his ▁team ▁and ▁said ▁leading ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁their ▁ment ality : ▁" I ▁am ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁win , ▁but ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁they ▁have ▁shown . ▁I ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁lead ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁important . ▁The ▁team ▁starts ▁to ▁believe ▁in ▁themselves ▁more ▁and ▁more ." ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁Ben fica ▁hosted ▁B rag a . ▁Despite ▁playing ▁with ▁two ▁players ▁up front , ▁Ben fica