Overview
- Kickoff is Thursday, October 23 at 20:00 local time in Lima, with domestic broadcast on L1 MAX.
- The match was rescheduled from October 15 due to social mobilizations in the capital.
- Universitario leads the Clausura with 33 points and can clinch by securing six more points from four remaining matches.
- Sporting Cristal sits on 22 points with five games left and must win this fixture to remain in contention.
- Universitario will miss Andy Polo and Jesús Castillo through suspension, and Cristal defender Luis Abram is a doubt after tests for a possible muscle strain.