Overview
- Universitario announced that Héctor Cúper is no longer head coach following a 4-0 loss that intensified criticism of the team's form.
- Local reporting cites a contractual exit cost of roughly three months' pay for Cúper and his technical staff, an amount estimated by journalists rather than confirmed by the club.
- Journalists report Fabián Bustos has reached an agreement to return, arrived in Lima to sign a contract reportedly running through 2027, and awaits formal club confirmation and presentation.
- Bustos must serve three remaining match suspensions from a prior FPF ruling so he cannot occupy the bench for Universitario's first three post-break fixtures but may train and attend matches; interim coach Piero Alva will revert to his previous role.
- Several members of Cúper's staff, including physical trainer Zacarías Gaggero, have publicly departed, leaving Universitario to reorganize quickly as it pursues a fourth straight national title under time pressure in the Clausura schedule.