Overview
- Kickoff is 8:00 p.m. in Peru at Alejandro Villanueva (Matute), with coverage on L1 MAX and streaming via L1 Play and Fanatiz.
- A win would move Alianza to 64 points and could lift them into second in the accumulated table ahead of Cusco FC.
- Universitario clinched the tricampeonato last Sunday and has already secured the Perú 1 berth for the Libertadores group stage.
- The national runner‑up will be decided through two‑leg playoffs this season, and the team finishing second in the accumulated table advances directly to the playoff final.
- Melgar enter their last match needing a victory to preserve playoff hopes, and projected lineups have Paolo Guerrero starting up front for Alianza.