Millonarios host O'Higgins at Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín on 26 May 2026 for the final matchday of Copa Sudamericana Group C, São Paulo already through on nine points and the other two still fighting for the second qualifying spot. Millonarios sit second on eight and can advance with a draw. O'Higgins trail by one and need to win while hoping São Paulo drop points elsewhere, a route that remains open but depends entirely on results they cannot influence. The 2-0 win for O'Higgins in April established that Millonarios are not untouchable in this group but the maths tonight still favour the home side.
Fabián Bustos took charge of Millonarios on 1 February 2026 following Hernán Torres' departure and has set them up in a 3-1-4-2, while Lucas Bovaglio has been at O'Higgins since January 2026. The two have never faced each other in management before, which makes tonight a genuinely open tactical matchup with neither coach holding much of a dossier on the other.
Millonarios drew 1-1 with São Paulo in the group stage and collected domestic wins over Llaneros and Patriotas, though the results have been inconsistent enough to suggest they are still finding their rhythm under Bustos. O'Higgins went two from two in the group having beaten Boston River and then Millonarios, while sitting around eighth to tenth in Chile's Primera División. Both sides have been scoring and conceding through the group stage, which makes tonight's game likely to produce chances at both ends.
Millonarios are without three players of note: Radamel Falcao is still out with a fractured cheekbone, Diego Novoa serves a suspension and Jorge Arias remains sidelined long term and Bustos will likely field an attacking lineup regardless. O'Higgins have fitness questions to sort through, with Esteban Moreira among those carrying a doubt, though their squad is otherwise relatively intact.
Bustos' side will look to impose themselves through pressing and structured build up, with Llinás among those expected to marshal the backline. Bovaglio's O'Higgins won the first leg 2-0 and will arrive here with a working blueprint. Set pieces were a consistent source of danger for them across the group stage and El Campín sits at around 2,600 metres above sea level, which presents a concrete physical challenge for a Chilean side travelling to altitude.
O'Higgins' 2-0 win in April 2026 is the only result on record between these clubs, which barely registers as a pattern and the qualification arithmetic and conditions on the night matter far more than anything a single fixture can tell you.
Millonarios 1-1 O'Higgins. O'Higgins have already beaten them once in this competition and carry a real threat from set pieces, while Millonarios are unbeaten at El Campín this season and a point gets them through. A draw also keeps O'Higgins mathematically alive if São Paulo drop points, which means neither side has a clean incentive to chase a winner. It feels like a game that ends level and leaves everyone waiting on the other result to find out what it actually meant.
Ryan Baldi
Football Writer
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