as a primeira liga team, benfica entered the 2012–13 taça de portugal in the third round, where they were drawn in an away tie against segunda liga side freamunde at the campo sc freamunde. benfica comfortably defeated the second division side 4–0, with goals from lima, óscar cardozo, eduardo salvio and andré gomes. fellow primeira liga side moreirense, were benfica's opponents in the fourth round. the match which took place at the parque de jogos comendador joaquim de almeida freitas, saw benfica defeat the side from moreira de cónegos, 2–0. a goal near the hour mark through serbian midfielder nemanja matić, and an injury time strike from óscar cardozo granted benfica safe passage to the fifth round.