Overview
- President José Jerí announced on X that both club presentations will go ahead on the same date.
- The Interior Ministry granted event guarantees and the PNP will provide security, with both clubs agreeing to coordinate.
- Alianza Lima will host Inter Miami at Matute at 8:00 p.m., and Universitario will face Universidad de Chile at the Monumental at 9:00 p.m.
- Authorities had asked the clubs to consider rescheduling, but ticket sales and contractual commitments kept Jan. 24 in place, with Alianza warning of an estimated US$10 million loss if blocked.
- The lead-up included heated rhetoric, as a journalist criticized Universitario’s lawyer for arguing priority should follow ticket sales while asserting police could handle both events.