Overview
- The club confirmed on Thursday that Héctor Cúper will remain as head coach following the 4-0 loss to Deportivo Garcilaso, with the administration sustaining its support.
- Franco Velazco met with Cúper on Tuesday and told him the leadership wants him to continue, a meeting reported by multiple local outlets.
- Universitario has not opened any formal process to terminate Cúper’s contract and journalists say the coach has received no official call about a rescission.
- Players publicly backed Cúper at training, with defender Matías Di Benedetto saying the squad stands with the coach while focusing on correcting errors.
- Coverage highlights clear defensive issues—16 goals conceded in ten Clausura matches—and records that Cúper has a 7-5-2 mark in 14 official games with two 0-0 Copa Libertadores draws to date.