Overview
- The match is set for Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 a.m. Peru time at Estadio Alberto Gallardo and will be shown on Liga 1 platforms L1 Max and L1 Play.
- Sporting Cristal enters under sporting and institutional strain after consecutive defeats and sits mid-table with 10 points in the Torneo Clausura.
- Coach Roberto Mosquera must cope without Catriel Cabellos, suspended after a red card, and Ian Wisdom, who is sidelined by injury.
- Los Chankas arrive with poor form and defensive problems after a 3-4 home loss to Juan Pablo II and several matches without a win.
- The club environment at Sporting Cristal remains tense after an alleged assault on director Julio César Uribe, a case the Ministerio Público is investigating.