Overview
- Alianza Lima hosts Comerciantes Unidos on Sunday, September 21 at 20:00 local time in Liga 1 Fecha 10.
- According to Libero.pe citing journalist Gerson Cuba, Néstor Gorosito plans to start Alan Cantero as striker and use Josué Estrada in an atypical role alongside Gianfranco Chávez in central defense.
- Paolo Guerrero remains injured, Carlos Zambrano and Renzo Garcés are suspended, and Jesús Castillo is not being considered for selection.
- Local reporting says the lineup shuffle also aims to manage the squad ahead of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal return against Universidad de Chile.
- Alianza is coming off a 3–4 loss to Deportivo Garcilaso and sits sixth in the Clausura with 12 points, and Pablo López Ramos has been appointed as referee.