Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. Peru time at Estadio Las Américas in Huamanga, a venue of roughly 6,000 capacity.
- Comerciantes Unidos sit on 33 points and will be safe with a draw or win, while Ayacucho FC have 29 points and need victory alongside slips by UTC and Juan Pablo II.
- Coverage in Peru is on L1MAX and L1 Play with radio on RPP, while FOX Deportes carries the match in the United States and Fanatiz streams it internationally.
- Ayacucho enter after a 0-1 loss to Los Chankas and have no suspensions reported, and Comerciantes come off a 1-4 defeat to Sporting Cristal and are without left-back Paolo Méndez due to a red card.
- RPP published projected XIs for both sides, and recent history shows the visitor with more wins overall, although Ayacucho won the last meeting 1-0 on July 5.