Overview
- Alianza Lima hosts Melgar to open matchday 17 needing a win to reach second in the annual table, with final placement still contingent on Cusco FC’s result.
- RPP reports Alianza has an agreement in principle with Inter Miami for Noche Blanquiazul on January 24, 2026 at the Estadio Nacional, pending signatures.
- The same production company that brought Inter Miami to Peru earlier this year is brokering the event, and Alianza is shifting from Matute to the Nacional for greater capacity.
- Journalist Gustavo Peralta says there is a concrete proposal for an Alianza–Universitario preseason match in Miami on January 18, a plan that remains subject to club approval.
- Melgar coach Juan Reynoso is reportedly set to free foreign slots by parting with Pier Barrios, Lautaro Guzmán and Gregorio Rodríguez; Alianza’s Eryc Castillo was held out after a precautionary head check, and Agustín Graneros has a formal offer from Greece.