Nacional fell to a 1–2 defeat against Arouca on Saturday, 1 February 2025, in a Primeira Liga Matchday 20 fixture that kicked off at 15:30 UTC. The result at the Estádio da Madeira handed the home side a damaging loss as the season passed its halfway point.

At that stage of the 2024/25 campaign, Nacional were fighting to climb away from the relegation places, and dropping points at home against a direct rival made their survival task significantly harder. Arouca, meanwhile, were looking to cons...