Overview
- Gimnasia, which won 3-0 on Wednesday, became the first side into the Copa Argentina last 16 in the single-elimination national cup.
- Universitario, under interim coach Jorge Araujo after Javier Rabanal’s exit, beat Deportivo Garcilaso 4-1 as Araujo said the team’s connection with players was fundamental.
- Following Wednesday’s 4-1 upset of Sporting Cristal in Sullana, Atlético Grau sit on 10 points yet remain penultimate on goal difference.
- Alianza Lima will be without defender Renzo Garcés for one league match due to a one-game ban triggered by five yellow cards.
- Atlético Grau cannot use midfielder Cristian Neira against parent club Alianza Lima on Sunday due to a loan clause, a selection hit for the April 26 match in Trujillo.