Overview
- Universitario officially announced Rabanal as head coach for the 2026 Liga 1 campaign, with the club coming off three straight titles.
- Rabanal said the board asked him to deliver a fourth consecutive league crown, which would be the first in Peruvian football.
- He told Radio Marca that Álvaro Barco initiated the move and that the agreement closed quickly as Jorge Fossati was leaving.
- He said he had already decided to leave Independiente del Valle due to disagreements with the club’s leadership.
- He described major pressure tied to Universitario’s scale, citing about 12 million followers and a stadium capacity near 60,000.