Overview
- Provisional administrator Franco Velazco, who replaced Jean Ferrari, set out a management horizon through 2028 focused on strengthening the academy and expanding the club’s member base.
- He framed 2026 as the administration’s proving year with objectives of a domestic four-peat and regular progression beyond the Copa Libertadores group stage.
- Velazco cited work in the youth structure with club figures including Piero Alva and Jorge Araujo, naming José Espinoza as head of minors.
- Fossati linked his uncertainty to changes in leadership, noting Álvaro Barco succeeded Manuel Barreto, while emphasizing attention on the remaining Clausura matches.
- Universitario hosts Deportivo Garcilaso on November 7 at the Monumental, with more than 55,000 tickets reported sold for the season’s final home game.