Overview
- The supporters’ banderazo inside Estadio Alejandro Villanueva on Friday left one person dead and between 47 and about 60 injured, according to shifting official counts.
- Fire brigade chief Marcos Pajuelo and police reported no collapse after initial checks and said a surge in the tightly packed south stand caused crushing.
- Emergency teams deployed fire units and SAMU ambulances, and hospitals including Arzobispo Loayza, Dos de Mayo and Rebagliati were put on alert to receive patients.
- La Victoria’s municipality said the rally lacked authorization and then ordered the stadium closed, a step that could force changes to matches slated there next week.
- Liga1 said the Universitario vs. Alianza match at the Monumental will go ahead as scheduled, with police and prosecutors opening investigations into the cause and responsibility.