BUENOS AIRES (Interstat) — Deportivo Espanol and Victoriano A. played to a 0-0 draw Sunday at Estadio Nueva España in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a match that stayed tight throughout and ended without a goal for either side. The home side controlled stretches of play, but the visitors defended with discipline and kept the match level through the opening half and beyond.

Deportivo Espanol tried to build through midfield and push numbers forward, while Victoriano A. sat deeper and looked to counter when space opened. The home side circulated the ball for long spells but could not find a decisive pass in the final third. Victoriano A. closed down shooting lanes and limited clear chances, and the first half ended scoreless. Neither team found a breakthrough before halftime, and the match remained 0-0 as the second half began.

The game changed in the 60th minute when Fernandez M. of Deportivo Espanol was shown a red card. The red card was the only dismissal of the match, and it left the home side short-handed for the final half-hour. The dismissal left Deportivo Espanol with 10 men for the rest of the match and forced the home side to adjust its shape. Victoriano A. tried to use the extra space and pushed forward in search of an opening goal, while Deportivo Espanol dropped deeper and defended in numbers. The visitors applied pressure late, but Deportivo Espanol held its line and protected the draw. Neither side could score in the closing minutes or stoppage time.

Victoriano A.’s season record in the competition is now 2-1-2, and its record across all competitions is also 2-1-2. Deportivo Espanol’s season record in the competition is now 3-0-1, and its record across all competitions is also 3-0-1. Deportivo Espanol remained unbeaten in the competition and across all competitions, while Victoriano A. added another draw to its season ledger. The scoreless result added another draw to Victoriano A.’s competition record and kept Deportivo Espanol unbeaten in the competition. The result gave both teams a point from a match that produced no goals and few clear scoring chances.

Victoriano A. entered after a loss to Deportivo Espanol in the most recent head-to-head meeting. Earlier in the competition, Victoriano A. had beaten Leandro N. Alem and Def. de Cambaceres and drawn with Juventud Unida S. M. Deportivo Espanol entered with competition wins over Central Cordoba, Central Ballester and Victoriano A. The most recent head-to-head matchup had gone to Deportivo Espanol, and Sunday’s match added another chapter to a season series that had been decided by a single goal in the previous meeting. That trend did not continue as neither team scored at Estadio Nueva España.

The draw extended Deportivo Espanol’s unbeaten run in the competition and kept the home side without a loss across all competitions. Victoriano A. remained without a win in its last two competition matches after the draw, following its loss to Deportivo Espanol in the previous head-to-head meeting. The visitors could not turn their late pressure into a goal, and the home side’s defense held through the final whistle. Deportivo Espanol’s defense remained organized after the sending-off, and Victoriano A. could not find a way through despite increasing its attacking numbers. The match ended level after 90 minutes and stoppage time, with both teams taking a share of the result.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Deportivo Espanol 1, Victoriano A. 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Deportivo Espanol an 85.9 percent probability to win. Deportivo Espanol was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 1.5.