Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Alianza Lima (1st, 40 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Universitario (2nd, 16 pts). Alianza Lima ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.14/1.29 for Universitario and 1.76/0.47 for Alianza Lima (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
9 matches unbeaten backed Universitario's arrival. Alianza Lima came in having won four on the spin.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 5 for Universitario, 2 for Alianza Lima and 2 drawn, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Monumental staged the fixture, a ground that holds 80,093. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Universitario: Martín Pérez Guedes (52')
Key stats
Possession: Universitario 51% · Alianza Lima 49% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 3-2