Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 1:00 p.m. local time at Estadio Heraclio Tapia in Huánuco, with coverage on L1 MAX and L1 Play and live updates on RPP.
- Cusco FC is priced as the favorite by bookmakers at roughly 2.20, with Alianza Universidad near 3.00 and a draw around 3.60, according to Apuesta Legal Perú.
- Cusco FC enters on positive form after a 1-0 win over Atlético Grau, while Alianza Universidad fell 3-2 to UTC and has gone multiple matches without a win.
- Aldair Fuentes returns from suspension for Cusco FC and leading scorer Facundo Callejo is doubtful, as Alianza Universidad continues without Carlos Ascues, Jesús Barco and Alexi Gómez for disciplinary reasons.
- Standings sharpen the stakes: Cusco sits second in the Clausura and high in the annual table, as Alianza Universidad languishes 16th in the Clausura and last in the acumulado.