São Paulo SP and Vasco da Gama RJ finished 0-0 in Brasileirão - Série A at Morumbi, a goalless draw in which both teams were held without a shot on target.

Match Summary

The match opened without a breakthrough. São Paulo SP did not score in the early stages, and Vasco da Gama RJ did not either, so the first spell stayed locked at 0-0. That pattern ran through to half-time. The scoreline still read 0-0 when the teams reached the interval.

Late in the first half the only bookings of the match arrived in quick succession. Artur Victor Guimarães was booked in the 42nd minute. Facundo Colidio received a yellow card in the 44th minute. No red card followed for either player, and both sides remained at full strength.

After the restart there was no change on the scoreboard. São Paulo SP did not find a second-half goal, and Vasco da Gama RJ produced none of their own. There was no late winner. When referee Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Filho brought the match to a close, the official result was still 0-0.

Key Moments

The bookings in the 42nd and 44th minutes were the only clear interruptions of the first half. They mattered because they arrived so close together, yet neither became a dismissal. São Paulo SP and Vasco da Gama RJ both finished with a single yellow card and no red, so the match stayed even in numbers.

The absence of a shot on target mattered more for the result than any card. Neither São Paulo SP nor Vasco da Gama RJ put a shot on target, which is why the deadlock never broke. The second half brought no late goal to rewrite the 0-0 scoreline.

Match Statistics

The useful numbers were as tight as the scoreline. Possession finished 48 percent for São Paulo SP and 52 percent for Vasco da Gama RJ. Shots were level at three each, with zero on target, and corners were two apiece. Yellow cards were one each, shown to Artur Victor Guimarães and Facundo Colidio. There were no red cards. Expected goals remained low, 0.39 for São Paulo SP and 0.26 for Vasco da Gama RJ, in keeping with a match that ended without a goal.

See also

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