Overview
- RPP reports the match is agreed pending final signatures, with the presentation set for Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Lima’s Estadio Nacional.
- Alianza Lima is shifting its season launch from Matute to the larger national venue to capitalize on greater capacity and gate receipts.
- In league play, Alianza hosted Melgar on October 31 in a game carrying direct implications for the Peru 2 Copa Libertadores berth, with Universitario already crowned 2025 champions.
- Alianza winger Eryc Castillo was ruled out for precaution after a training head blow and medical checks, according to local reporting.
- Melgar coach Juan Máximo Reynoso is reportedly preparing a 2026 overhaul to free foreign-player slots, with Pier Barrios, Lautaro Guzmán and Gregorio Rodríguez among those named.