 The team began September with a 3 – 2 away win against Moreirense; Fehér had a decisive influence, earning a penalty and scoring the winner in the 78th minute. Benfica won their fourth consecutive game on 21 September, with a 3 – 1 win at home against União de Leiria. In the second half, Simão scored his fourth and fifth league goals, unlocking the game that was tied 1 – 1 at half-time. They ended September with a visit to Estádio da Madeira to play Nacional. The game ended with a 0 – 1 loss; according to José Ribeiro writing for Record, "after two warnings in the previous two games, the inevitable happened. With known defensive weaknesses, Benfica was winning because of their players intelligence (Zahovič and Petit) and talent (Simão). Only yesterday, none of that worked, given that Peseiro read the game very well and found Benfica's problems ...".
