Overview
- The match is set for Wednesday, October 1, at Estadio Mansiche in Trujillo at 6:00 p.m. local time, with exclusive broadcast on L1 MAX.
- Jorge Fossati said the fixture is the most important of the year and noted Jesús Castillo is recovered, Gabriel Costa is back, and Paolo Reyna did not travel.
- Universitario top the Clausura with 24 points after beating Cusco FC 3–2, while Sporting Cristal moved to 19 points with a 3–0 win over Ayacucho FC.
- League rhetoric escalated after Cusco coach Miguel Rondelli complained of external pressure, prompting rebuttals from Alianza Lima’s Carlos Zambrano and Sporting Cristal’s Paulo Autuori.
- Separately, Alianza Lima face defensive suspensions for Carlos Zambrano and Renzo Garcés, leading Néstor Gorosito to call up 19-year-old center back Brian Arias for the Atlético Grau match.