Alianza Lima remain top of the Peruvian Liga 1 Torneo Clausura standings as title rivals Sporting Cristal suffered a 3-1 loss at Alianza Atletico.
The league leaders hold 11 points from five matches heading into a key clash against Melgar in Arequipa. Sporting Cristal missed the opportunity to take sole control of top spot after failing to pick up points in their visit to Sullana on Friday.
Liga 1 is the top tier of professional football in Peru. The domestic season is divided into two short tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, with an aggregate table tracking cumulative performance across the year to decide championship playoffs, continental qualification, and relegation.
Friday matchday 6 results
Matchday 6 opened on Friday, August 21, with two completed fixtures that reshaped both ends of the table.
Alianza Atletico secured a 3-1 home victory over Sporting Cristal in Sullana. The result left Sporting Cristal stuck on 10 points from six matches with a plus-three goal difference, while Alianza Atletico moved to seven points from six games.
In the day's other match, Atletico Grau earned a 3-1 away victory against FC Cajamarca. The result lifted Atletico Grau to 10 points from six matches with a plus-two goal difference, while FC Cajamarca remained on four points from six games.
Clausura standings and title race
Alianza Lima lead the Torneo Clausura table with 11 points from five matches, holding three wins and a plus-four goal difference. However, several clubs remain close behind if the leaders falter.
FBC Melgar sit second with 10 points from five matches and a plus-four goal difference. Sporting Cristal rank third with 10 points from six games and a plus-three goal difference. Deportivo Garcilaso occupy fourth place with 10 points from five matches and a plus-three goal difference, followed by Atletico Grau in fifth with 10 points from six matches and a plus-two goal difference. Universitario sit sixth with 10 points from five matches and a plus-one goal difference.
The remaining Clausura positions before the rest of matchday 6 are as follows:
- 7. Alianza Atletico: 7 points (6 played, 3 wins, 0 goal difference)
- 8. Cusco FC: 9 points (5 played, 3 wins, +5 goal difference)
- 9. Sport Boys: 8 points (5 played, 2 wins, +2 goal difference)
- 10. Sport Huancayo: 7 points (5 played, 2 wins, 0 goal difference)
- 11. Los Chankas: 7 points (5 played, 2 wins, -3 goal difference)
- 12. Comerciantes Unidos: 5 points (5 played, 1 win, 0 goal difference)
- 13. Juan Pablo II: 5 points (5 played, 1 win, -2 goal difference)
- 14. FC Cajamarca: 4 points (6 played, 1 win, -4 goal difference)
- 15. Cienciano: 4 points (5 played, 1 win, -3 goal difference)
- 16. Moquegua: 4 points (5 played, 0 wins, -2 goal difference)
- 17. ADT: 2 points (5 played, 0 wins, -4 goal difference)
- 18. UTC: -3 points (5 played, 0 wins, -6 goal difference)
Weekend fixture schedule
Matchday 6 continues on Saturday, August 22, with four fixtures scheduled across the country:
- Sport Huancayo host CD Moquegua at 11:00 a.m. at Estadio IPD Huancayo.
- UTC take on Comerciantes Unidos at 3:15 p.m. at Estadio Heroes de San Ramon.
- Juan Pablo II face ADT at 3:30 p.m. at Estadio Complejo Deportivo Juan Pablo II.
- Deportivo Garcilaso host Cusco FC at 7:00 p.m. at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
Three matches take place on Sunday, August 23:
- Sport Boys face Cienciano at 1:00 p.m. at Estadio Miguel Grau.
- Melgar host league leaders Alianza Lima at 3:30 p.m. at Estadio Monumental de la UNSA in Arequipa.
- Universitario host Los Chankas at 6:30 p.m. at Estadio Monumental de Ate.
Aggregate standings and relegation battle
Alianza Lima also lead the aggregate table with 51 points and a plus-26 goal difference from 22 matches. Los Chankas follow in second place with 41 points from 22 games, while Universitario sit third with 39 points from 22 matches. Melgar hold fourth place with 38 points, and Cienciano are fifth with 37 points.
The middle of the aggregate table sees Deportivo Garcilaso sixth with 36 points, Cusco FC seventh with 36 points, Alianza Atletico eighth with 31 points from 23 matches, Sporting Cristal ninth with 29 points from 23 matches, Comerciantes Unidos tenth with 26 points, and Atletico Grau eleventh with 26 points from 23 matches.
At the bottom of the aggregate standings, Sport Boys sit twelfth with 24 points from 22 matches. The club suffered a point deduction penalty and require a victory against Cienciano to distance themselves from relegation danger and prevent Sport Huancayo, Moquegua, and ADT from moving ahead.
The lower section of the aggregate table features Sport Huancayo thirteenth with 23 points, CD Moquegua fourteenth with 22 points, ADT fifteenth with 21 points, Juan Pablo II sixteenth with 21 points, FC Cajamarca seventeenth with 20 points from 23 matches, and UTC eighteenth with 10 points.
Four clubs in the division have received point deduction penalties in the standings: UTC were sanctioned with a 15-point deduction, Sport Boys received a deduction of four points, ADT were docked one point, and FC Cajamarca were docked one point.
