Overview
- Alianza Lima issued an official medical statement this week reporting a partial tear in Guerrero's left peroneus longus tendon and that he has begun a supervised rehab program.
- Journalists covering the club estimate Guerrero will need roughly three to four weeks to recover, a timeline that would rule him out of multiple upcoming Clausura matches including the Atlético Grau fixture.
- Universitario will also be without starter Matías Di Benedetto because of a first-degree posterior thigh muscle injury sustained after the clásico, forcing coach Fabián Bustos to reshuffle his back line for the trip to Trujillo.
- The league moved Alianza Atlético's home game against Universitario to Estadio Mansiche in Trujillo, a change players called uncomfortable and that adds travel strain for the Sullana club ahead of the match.
- Both absences and Universitario's 2-2 draw with Melgar increase pressure on coaches to adapt quickly, with Universitario relying heavily on Álex Valera and Gianluca Lapadula for goals and Alianza Lima needing new attacking plans while Guerrero recovers.