Millonarios lost against Palestino 3-1 in group E of Copa Libertadores 2024 and that result ended up being a determining factor for what comes in the final stretch of the group stage, since with three games left, the ambassador is obliged to win it all .
Against Palestino Millonarios they were completely outmatched from start to finish and although Leonardo Castro made the team dream, everything ended up being an illusion, since the night in Chilean territory was one of error after error, something that is rarely seen in Gamero’s team in the matches.
In fact, of the few who were saved, there is Castro and Emerson Rodríguez, who were the ones who tried something different the most to do damage, but that was not enough because the defensive part was not synchronized.
Passivity in defense: Palestino’s first goal ended up being the x-ray of everything bad that Millonarios experienced, since in 19 minutes the defense became vulnerable and the Chilean players took advantage of the fact that they did not have enough pressure to finish, chase the rebound from Álvaro Montero and heading in the same area.
There was no coordination: the errors were more evident in Palestino’s second goal, because there, they played as they pleased and almost mirroring the first, they managed to finish in front of goalkeeper Montero, who also had few reactions to avoid falling his goal.
Bad deliveries: in the last goal of the Chileans, a bad high pass in that first line caused the ball to remain with the rival and with great spaces, they managed to score that third goal that confirmed how bad Millonarios was in Chile.
Injuries that do not stop: everything started badly for Millonarios before the game, as it suffered the last minute loss of its captain David Macalister Silva and then at 35 minutes, when the ambassador was playing better, Daniel Cataño was injured and that ended up going down cheers to the team.
They have not added any victories: beyond the errors that led to Palestino’s victory, Millonarios has not been able to add three points in this group stage, wasting chances to add outside with rivals that seemed on paper more accessible, since Flamengo was the rival to beat at home and they had gotten a good deal which was the draw, but that no longer matters after the consecutive defeats. If you don’t respect your house, everything will be remembered.
Three finals and with the League in the middle: Millonarios will surely face the Colombian soccer finals and at the same time will face the Libertadores, in which they must win three remaining games to aspire to a place, but think about the local tournament It would make that goal move away, so it would not be unreasonable for them to think about keeping the prize of going to the Sudamericana to continue having international competition in the second semester.