Overview

• Universitario beat Cusco FC 3-2 at the Monumental to reach 24 points and remain Clausura leaders, with Cusco five back with a game in hand.
• Álex Valera scored twice and has 15 goals for the club in 2025 across Liga 1 and Copa Libertadores, according to La República.
• Sporting director Álvaro Barco said Valera "deserves an important contract" and did not rule out a sale abroad, with the forward under contract until the end of 2026.
• Coach Jorge Fossati called the result a big step over a direct rival yet said it "did not define anything," and he questioned officiating and VAR over a shove on Williams Riveros compared with a penalty on Matías Di Benedetto.
• Valera said the team does not feel like favorites and will continue working step by step.