O'Higgins beat Millonarios 2-1 in Colombia on the final day of the Copa Sudamericana group stage and moved into the playoff round. Bastián Yáñez scored in the 7th minute, Alan Robledo added a second after a Francisco González corner, and Rodrigo Contreras pulled one back for Millonarios in the 53rd minute.
The result sent O'Higgins through after a night that demanded both a win in Bogotá and a favorable outcome for Sao Paulo against Boston River. O'Higgins finished third in Group C with 7 points, one behind Millonarios on 8 and two behind Sao Paulo, which topped the section with 9 after beating Boston River. That left the Chilean side waiting on the other scoreline while it played, and once both results went its way, the place in the playoff bracket was secured.
The match also completed a small reversal in the group. O'Higgins had opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Millonarios in Rancagua, then finished the job away from home with a faster start and another early lead. Yáñez finished Francisco González's cross for the opener, and Robledo turned in the second after Gonzalez's corner gave Millonarios no clean way out. Contreras' goal after the break briefly tightened the game, but O'Higgins held on to preserve the victory it needed.
What comes next is clear enough. O'Higgins will face one of the third-place teams from the Copa Libertadores for a spot in the round of 16, carrying momentum from a group stage in which it beat the same opponent home and away. For Millonarios, the loss leaves the margins painfully thin: it finished one point ahead of O'Higgins, but not ahead enough to avoid the elimination route that now belongs to the Chilean club.
