Overview
- The friendly is confirmed for Tuesday, January 20, at Estadio Monumental in Lima.
- Streaming will be on UniversitarioTVU via YouTube with a paid subscription priced at S/15 and available internationally.
- Reports differ on kickoff time, with La República listing 10:00 a.m. and Líbero 10:30 a.m. in Peru, so viewers should check official club channels.
- Universitario plans to give minutes to recent additions such as Caín Fara and Lisandro Alzugaray after a 1-0 loss to Sport Boys in its first preseason test.
- Melgar enters after a 2-0 preseason win over Deportivo Moquegua under coach Juan Reynoso, highlighted by a Pablo Erustes brace.