▁chance ▁to ▁become ▁joint ▁leaders . ▁Ben fica ▁opened ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁penalty ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁minute ▁by ▁Sim ão , ▁with ▁N uno ▁G om es ▁and ▁Mant or ras ▁also ▁scoring ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁win . ▁T rap at ton i ▁pra ised ▁his ▁team , ▁saying , ▁" This ▁is ▁their ▁best ▁performance ▁so ▁far ". ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January , ▁Ben fica ▁played ▁Be ira - Mar ▁at ▁the ▁Est ád io ▁da ▁Lu z . ▁The ▁A ve iro - based ▁side ▁gave ▁a ▁strong ▁performance ; ▁Santiago ▁Silva ▁scored ▁a ▁double , ▁be ating ▁Ben fica ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁T rap at ton i ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁his ▁players , ▁saying ▁he ▁had ▁expect ations ▁after ▁the ▁win ▁with ▁Bo av ista ▁but ▁with ▁this ▁performance , ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁start ▁again . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁Ben fica ▁met ▁Sport ing ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Cup . ▁Ben fica ' s ▁Ge ov anni ▁scored ▁first ▁but ▁Sport ing ▁respond ed ▁with ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁three ▁minutes ▁and ▁Ge ov anni ▁equal ized ▁five ▁minutes ▁later . ▁As ▁the ▁game ▁went ▁into ▁extra ▁time , ▁Pa í to ▁and ▁Sim ão ▁both ▁scored ▁in ▁individual ▁efforts , ▁bringing ▁the ▁final ▁sc or eline ▁to ▁ 3 – 3 . ▁From ▁the ▁penalty ▁spot , ▁Ben fica ▁converted ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁goals , ▁while ▁Miguel ▁Gar cia ▁missed ▁one ▁for ▁Sport