Universitario and Cienciano meet on Sunday in the third round of Peru’s Torneo Clausura 2026, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. local time at the Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco. The match will be broadcast on L1 Max.
The stadium holds 42,000 spectators. Viewers outside Peru can follow the match at 5:30 p.m. in Costa Rica and Mexico, 6:30 p.m. in Colombia, Ecuador and the eastern United States, 7:30 p.m. in Bolivia, Chile and Venezuela, 8:30 p.m. in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and 1:30 a.m. Monday in Spain.
Recent form
Universitario arrive having beaten Cusco FC 2-1 in their most recent league fixture. Their last five results also include a 2-1 win at ADT, a 2-0 home victory over Millonarios, a 1-1 draw with Atletico Grau and a 2-0 defeat to Pirata.
Cienciano come in having lost 2-0 to Juan Pablo II in their last domestic outing, but the club also qualified for the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 after beating Lanus 4-0. Their last five results include that 4-0 victory over Lanus, a 2-3 home defeat to ADT and a 1-3 loss to Melgar.
Odds and lineups
The leading bookmakers give Cienciano a slight edge. Bet365 prices a Cienciano win at 2.25, a draw at 3.20 and a Universitario win at 3.10. Betsson quotes 2.38 for Cienciano, 3.25 for a draw and 2.88 for Universitario.
Cienciano are expected to line up with Italo Espinoza in goal, a back four of Carlos Cabello, Maximiliano Amondarain, Kevin Becerra and Marcos Martinich, midfielders Gerson Barreto and Santiago Arias, and an attacking unit of Matias Succar, Alejandro Hohberg, Cristian Souza and Carlos Garces.
Universitario’s expected lineup features Diego Romero in goal, defenders Andy Polo, Cain Fara, Matias Di Benedetto and Cesar Inga, midfielders Lissandro Alzugaray, Jairo Concha and Hector Fertoli, and forwards Alex Valera and Jose Rivera.
Match officials
Bruno Perez will referee the match, assisted by Coty Carrera and Walter Quistgaard. Alberto Paz is the fourth official, Diego Haro will serve as VAR and Harlem Cocha as assistant VAR.
