With hours to go before the classic of Peruvian football, Universitario de Deportes has made public the list of players called up for their match against Alianza Lima at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, corresponding to Matchday 9 of the 2026 Clausura Tournament.
Among the notable absentees is Juan Manuel Requena, a regular starter in midfield, whose exclusion is due to a technical decision and not an injury, as reported by Gustavo Peralta. In his place, Jorge Murrugarra is set to start the match. José Rivera is also out of the lineup, replaced by Edison Flores. Additionally, Bryan Reyna has not been called up and remains yet to debut in the tournament, while recent signing Jordan Guivin will also be unavailable for this classic.
On the other hand, Universitario will welcome back Edison Flores and Aldo Corzo, who has been the team’s captain in previous years. The lineup for Universitario includes Diego Romero, Caín Fara, Williams Riveros, Anderson Santamaría, Matías Di Benedetto, Héctor Fértoli, Horacio Calcaterra, Jairo Concha, Gianluca Lapadula, Alex Valera, Jorge Murrugarra, Andy Polo, Miguel Vargas, Adrián Quiróz, Aldo Corzo, Lisandro Alzugaray, César Inga, Piero Quispe, and Jorge Gutiérrez.
The classic between Universitario and Alianza Lima will take place on Saturday, September 12, at 20:00 hours in Peru, at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, where the home team seeks to break a three-match winless streak. The ‘U’ needs a victory to close the gap with Deportivo Garcilaso, who is two points ahead in the standings. The National Referees Commission has appointed Micke Palomino as the main referee, assisted by Michael Orue and Stephen Atoche, with Alexander Blas as the fourth official and Alejandro Villanueva in charge of VAR alongside Raúl López.
Fans can follow the match live on L1MAX and with a digital subscription on L1Play. Coverage will also include minute-by-minute updates and reactions after the match.
In the first classic of 2026, Universitario de Deportes defeated Alianza Lima 1-0 at the Monumental stadium, with a goal from Martín Pérez Guedes, giving the merengues three points as hosts.
Source: www.infobae.com
