Overview
- Perú21 and Caretas reported that the ex‑Alianza Lima striker would run for the Senate with PRIN carrying the symbolic number 10.
- Sáenz later issued a public statement rejecting the supposed candidacy, saying he learned of it through media and social networks.
- He says he will evaluate legal measures and seeks an explanation from Walter Chirinos Purizaga, with no public clarification from PRIN in the cited coverage.
- Sáenz explains he affiliated with PRIN to support sports policy but quickly disaffiliated over political disagreements with the party president.
- The dispute comes as more public figures enter the 2026 race, including Christian Cueva with Fuerza y Libertad and Richard Cisneros with Partido Demócrata Verde.