Overview
- After conceding shortcomings in youth investment, the FPF has installed Jean Ferrari as sporting head with Manuel Barreto overseeing youth development.
- Peru has scheduled friendlies against Chile in Concepción in October and versus Chile and Russia in November as short‑term testing grounds.
- Local reporting names Óscar Ibáñez to lead the team for these matches on an interim basis, though the appointment has not been formally confirmed.
- Ignacio Buse won two matches in Peru’s 3–1 Davis Cup victory over Portugal to reach the 2026 Qualifiers, while Marcos López returns as a Peruvian presence in the Champions League with Copenhagen.
- CONMEBOL will use VAR in every match of the 2025 adoreLibertadores Femenina from the group stage, a change that will apply to Alianza Lima’s campaign in Argentina from October 2 to 18.