Millonarios had a poor game, but the draw with Pereira is enough to qualify for the quadrangulars.

Millonarios had a poor showing against Pereira, who only had half the field to spare, the one occupied by their own goal. The 24,836 spectators who arrived at El Campín were far from happy with a 0-0 draw, which, however, practically secured qualification for the Liga BetPlay semifinals.

We really have to make an effort to recount what happened in the first half at El Campín without ending up yawning, like thousands upon thousands of fans who watched the game in the stadium and on television.

The official record shows that there wasn't a single shot on goal, neither by Álvaro Montero nor by Salvador Ichazo. The only one, a ball that Santiago Giordana squirmed and made the visiting goalkeeper stretch, didn't count because the referee, Álvaro Meléndez, as inaccurate as most of the players, called a non-existent foul.

Incorrect passes were a constant, and there were players who were being kept in check from the stands, like Danovis Banguero.

As a mitigating factor, the El Campín pitch, between the rain and the concerts that had kept Millonarios out of action for 25 days, was far from suitable for professional soccer. And it claimed a new victim, as had already happened with Leonardo Castro. This time it was Dewar Victoria, who lasted only 22 minutes on the pitch.

While Meléndez spared the life of Juan David Ríos, a regular featured in the Disciplinary Committee's bulletins for yellow cards, Millonarios tried to move the roster around to reverse the 0-0 draw.

Juan Carlos Pereira's forced entry was followed by Daniel Cataño, replacing an inaccurate Kevin Palacios, and then coach González shook up the lineup by bringing in Luis Marimón, Helibelton Palacios, and Jhon Córdoba in place of Navarro, Giordana, and Ruiz.

The first official shot on goal of the entire match came in the 77th minute, and it wasn't exactly dangerous: from a ball from Andrés Llinás, Neiser Villarreal unleashed a soft shot that Ichazo controlled. And then, in the 85th minute, the crowd finally woke up, with Cataño's shot from the edge of the box that, this time, sent the Pereira goalkeeper soaring.

Something to highlight? Millonarios' two unbeaten streaks: seven matches without defeat and 721 minutes without conceding by Álvaro Montero. Pereira, who needed a win, did nothing to break either of those streaks. A game to forget.