Millonarios beat Llaneros 1-0 at estadio Metropolitano de Techo on their Copa Betplay 2026 debut, with Leonardo Castro breaking the deadlock in the 80th minute after a match that had stayed level for most of the night. The win gave Millonarios three points and a clean start to its campaign.

Llaneros made the first real threat of the game in the 7th minute and kept forcing Millonarios to work. The first half ended scoreless, and the visitors stayed dangerous into the second period, coming close again around the 70th minute when the ball struck the post and goalkeeper Novoa stepped in to keep the match 0-0.

That sequence summed up how tight the contest had become. Llaneros had made life difficult from the opening minutes and never let Millonarios settle into a comfortable rhythm, but the home side found the one finish that mattered when Castro scored late to settle the result.

For Millonarios, the opening night in the Copa Betplay 2026 was less about control than survival and timing. Llaneros attacked early, kept the pressure on for long stretches and were close to scoring twice, but the difference was the late finish that turned a stubborn match into a 1-0 victory.