Masato Morishige netted a late equalizer Saturday as FC Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw and denied new Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez a winning start to his J. League first-division career.
The opening-round match at Saitama Stadium featured two teams with their sights on the title after falling short of expectations last season.
FC Tokyo, 2019 runners-up, are aiming for a maiden J1 crown under fourth-year manager Kenta Hasegawa, while two-time Asian champion Urawa has big hopes for highly touted Spaniard Rodriguez, whom it lured from Tokushima Vortis after he steered the Shikoku club to J1 promotion.