 On 31 August 2009, in the third league game, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 home demolition of Vitória de Setúbal.On 22 October, in the Europa League group stage match against Everton, "Tacuara" netted twice in two minutes in a 5–0 thrashing at the Estádio da Luz, and added a further three in the league against Nacional (6–1, at home), and with Académica de Coimbra (4–0, home).In the Europa League quarter-finals against Liverpool, Cardozo scored two penalties for a 2–1 home win.