Overview
- Alex Valera scored in the final moments to seal a 2-1 win over UTC in Trujillo, lifting Universitario temporarily to the top of the Clausura.
- Universitario host Cusco FC on Saturday, September 27 at 6:00 p.m. (Peru) at the Estadio Monumental, a game widely viewed as decisive for the lead.
- Cusco FC arrive unbeaten since April on a 17-match run that includes 13 wins and four draws.
- Fixture analysis highlights an advantage for Universitario with five remaining matches in Lima and only two away at altitude.
- Coach Jorge Fossati praised Cusco FC’s campaign and began focused study, while midfielder Rodrigo Ureña could return for the later visit to ADT in Tarma after a six-match ban.