Red Bulls, Nashville play to scoreless draw

HARRISON, N.J. — Joe Willis had three saves to help Nashville earn a scoreless draw against the Red Bulls on Saturday night.

The draw marked the debut of Dante Vanzeir for the Red Bulls. The Belgian international was signed to a club-record deal in the offseason. The Red Bulls remain the only team Nashville has faced more than once and never defeated.

The Red Bulls (0-1-1) closed out last season losing five of their last nine home matches after they had lost just five times in their previous 31 home matches.

Nashville (1-0-1) ended last season with a 2-0-3 mark on the road. Reigning league MVP Hany Mukhtar has yet to score a goal. He had an assist in the openr. Mukhtar has been involved in at least one goal in 49 matches dating to 2020, eight more than any other player.

The Red Bulls (0-1-1) outshot Nashville 8-5 with 3-0 advantage in shots on goal.

Both teams next play Saturday. The Red Bulls visit Minnesota United and Nashville hosts CF Montreal.