Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16 at 20:00 local time at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva for Clausura matchday 14.
• Alianza Lima reported around 20,000 tickets sold, signaling strong home support for a pivotal return to league action.
• Gerson Cuba reported that Gianfranco Chávez and Alessandro Burlamaqui remain in recovery and that Pedro Aquino is doing differentiated work for posterior discomfort, leaving their availability uncertain.
• Alianza trails Universitario by 12 points in the accumulated standings and sits mid-pack in the Clausura table, increasing the urgency to collect points.
• The Sporting Cristal vs Universitario match was reprogrammed due to a lack of PNP security guarantees during national protests, highlighting ongoing scheduling risks.