Overview

• Cusco FC beat Ayacucho 1-0 away through Lucas Colitto, with goalkeeper Pedro Díaz starring, to reach 19 points and move top of the Clausura.
• The title race features a looming head-to-head at the Monumental on September 27, with Universitario also facing a scheduled rest date later in the run-in.
• Alianza Lima hosted Universidad de Chile in the Sudamericana first leg at Matute without Paolo Guerrero due to posterior-thigh scar discomfort, as Chilean media also reported fireworks outside the visitors’ hotel overnight.
• Lanús holds a 1-0 advantage over Fluminense after Marcelino Moreno’s goal in the first leg, with the return set for the Maracaná next week.
• LDU Quito defeated São Paulo 2-0 in their Libertadores first leg, while Boca Juniors ruled out Edinson Cavani with a right psoas distension.