Overview

• Universitario beat Melgar 2-1 in Arequipa to reach 18 points and reclaim the Clausura lead.
• Deportivo Garcilaso’s 4-3 win at Alianza Lima briefly put the Cusco side first and keeps them, along with Cusco FC, close in the title race.
• Alianza fell to fifth on 12 points after playing without suspended center backs Carlos Zambrano and Renzo Garcés under CD-FPF sanctions.
• Reporter Peter Arévalo said prospect Jhoao Velásquez was omitted for disciplinary reasons as Alianza improvised with Jean Pierre Archimbaud in defense and evaluated Gianfranco Chávez, who was deemed stable after tests.
• With players urging to move on from the setback, Alianza hosts Universidad de Chile in the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal first leg on Thursday, September 18, a match to be broadcast by DirecTV Sports.