Overview
- The match is set for Saturday at 7:00 p.m. local time at Lima’s Estadio Monumental and will be broadcast on L1 MAX with streaming on L1 Play.
- Fabián Bustos was reinstated as Universitario coach after the team’s 4-0 loss to Deportivo Garcilaso and the dismissal of Héctor Cúper, with this game serving as his re-debut.
- Media reports from the radio program Pepas de la PM say Bustos values winger Bryan Reyna and Reyna was included in Universitario’s travelling squad, though playing time has not been confirmed.
- FBC Melgar go into the fixture with 18 points and can strengthen their Clausura bid with a positive result, while a Universitario win would put pressure on the current leaders.
- Bustos must make early selection decisions after only brief training time with the squad, including a contest for the goalkeeper spot between Miguel Ángel Vargas and Diego Romero, and he will watch the match from the presidential box because of a suspension.