Nacional suffered a crushing 1–6 defeat to Sporting CP on Matchday 2 of the Primeira Liga 2025 season, played on Saturday, 17 August 2024, with kickoff at 17:00 UTC. The scoreline represented one of the most emphatic results of the early campaign, with Sporting CP leaving the Estádio da Madeira with all three points and a dominant goal difference boost. For a Nacional side that had just been promoted back to the top flight, this was a brutal introduction to the demands of Primeira Liga football....