SAO PAULO (Interstat) — Palmeiras and Fluminense played to a 1-1 draw in their competition match Wednesday at Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo. Palmeiras was the home team, and Fluminense was the visiting side. Palmeiras stayed unbeaten in the competition and moved to 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Fluminense is now 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Palmeiras is 5 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, while Fluminense is 1 win, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Gomez Gustavo scored for Palmeiras, and Hercules scored for Fluminense in the 82nd minute. Hercules was also booked in the 56th minute. The match remained level through the closing stretch as neither side found a second goal. Wesley Nata recorded an assist in 11 minutes for Fluminense. The goal from Hercules came late in the second half and kept Fluminense in the match.

Palmeiras pressed after Hercules’ goal and sought a winning response. Fluminense held its shape and defended the late pressure to preserve the draw. The visiting side had earlier made changes to adjust its shape, and Palmeiras turned to its bench as the second half progressed. The late substitutions interrupted the flow but did not produce another goal.

Barboza A. was booked in the 49th minute for Palmeiras. Hercules received Fluminense’s yellow card in the 56th minute, and Arias J. was booked for Palmeiras in the 76th. The bookings added to the physical tone of a match that featured little separation over the final half-hour. No red cards were listed in the match data.

Fluminense made its first substitution in the 31st minute with Millan J. entering. Savarino J. followed at the 46th minute. Palmeiras brought on Lopez J. in the 62nd minute. Fluminense used Guga and Canobbio A. in the 79th minute. Palmeiras introduced Andreas Pereira in the 83rd minute and then brought on Arias J. and Giay A. in the 87th. Fluminense also sent on PH Ganso in the 87th minute. The changes gave both sides fresh legs for the closing minutes, but the score stayed level.

Gomez Gustavo, Marlon Freitas and J. Piquerez were listed with full-match minutes for Palmeiras. Thiago Silva, Guilherme Arana and Hercules were listed with full-match minutes for Fluminense. Ramon Sosa logged 28 minutes for Palmeiras, and Mauricio logged seven. Wesley Nata logged 11 minutes and an assist for Fluminense. Hercules was also among the goal scorers and yellow-card entries for Fluminense.

Palmeiras had entered the match with recent wins against Athletico-PR by 2-0, Corinthians by 4-1 and Bahia by 1-0, and it had also beaten Fluminense 2-1 earlier in the competition. Fluminense had a recent 4-0 win over Coritiba but had also dropped results to Santos by 2-1, Palmeiras by 2-1 and Flamengo by 1-0. The most recent head-to-head meeting before this match ended with Palmeiras winning 2-1 at Fluminense.

Fluminense next visits Chapecoense-SC in its next competition fixture, while Palmeiras hosts Bragantino. Both teams will carry the draw into their next league matches after a match that remained tight through the final stages. Palmeiras remained unbeaten in the competition, while Fluminense continued to search for its first competition win. The result added another point to Palmeiras’ competition total and left Fluminense still seeking its first win in the competition. The draw was the third competition match for both clubs.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Palmeiras 2, Fluminense 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Palmeiras with an 82.6 percent probability to win. Palmeiras had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.25.