 On 27 October, Niculae scored another brace giving his team an easy 6–0 win, the first away win for Sporting to score six goals since 1994–95 season.Five days later, he scored again in UEFA Cup in the second leg against Halmstads, in a 6–1 victory.On 5 November, he netted again in a 5–1 win against Salgueiros.