CARACAS, Venezuela (Interstat) — Deportivo Tachira opened its Primera División season with a 2-0 victory over Metropolitanos on Saturday at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo. Midfielder Adalberto Peñaranda put the hosts ahead in the 14th minute, and Maurice Cova doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time. Both goals were assisted by substitute Nicol Martinez Montes. The result defied a Interstat projection of a 1-1 draw, though its system heavily favored Tachira. The home side finished the match with 10 men after defender Lucas Acevedo received a red card in the 69th minute. Tachira begins the campaign 1-0-0, while Metropolitanos starts 0-1-0.