Overview
- Kickoff is Friday, Oct. 31 at 8:00 p.m. Peru time at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, with TV on L1 MAX and streaming on Liga 1 Play.
- Alianza Lima, third in the accumulated table, needs all three points to guarantee direct entry to the Copa Libertadores 2026 group stage.
- Melgar arrives on 55 points with only mathematical hopes and must win in Lima while relying on other results after a 2-0 victory over Sport Huancayo.
- El Comercio’s projected Alianza XI lists Guillermo Viscarra; Josué Estrada, Renzo Garcés, Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Trauco; Jesús Castillo, Fernando Gaibor, Sergio Peña; Kevin Quevedo, Eryc Castillo; and Paolo Guerrero.
- Recent meetings favor Alianza with five wins, three losses and two draws in the last ten, and Paolo Guerrero declined to comment on Universitario’s tricampeonato.