Overview
- Kickoff is Friday at 3:15 p.m. Peru at Estadio Alberto Gallardo, with live coverage on L1 Max and Liga 1 Play.
- Sporting Cristal are fourth in the accumulated table on 57 points and can guarantee their playoff spot with a draw; Cienciano are eighth on 47 seeking to protect continental qualification.
- Both sides arrive off wins, with Cristal beating Comerciantes Unidos 4-1 and Cienciano defeating Juan Pablo II 2-1.
- Outlets published provisional XIs featuring, for Cristal, Enríquez, Araujo, Abram, Lutiger, Yotún, Távara, Pretell, Wisdom, Castro, González and Ávila, and for Cienciano, Bolado, Valoyes, Amondaraín, Galeano, Neira, Torrejón, Arias, Agustín González, Hohberg, Da Silva and Garcés; final lineups will be confirmed before kickoff.
- Media report the Liga 1 playoffs are slated for early December pending official confirmation, with Cristal close to locking the final berth.