Match Report
Alianza Lima, 2nd with 36 points, sat 27 points above Unión Comercio (18th, 9). Unión Comercio had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Alianza Lima 1.47 scored and 0.65 conceded per game, Unión Comercio 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.33.
Unión Comercio had not won in 13 games. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Alianza Lima, 3/15 for Unión Comercio.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Alianza Lima, 0 by Unión Comercio, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in Lima, with room for 8,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.