Universitario
10 Aug, 2025
01:30
Sport Boys
Universitario de Deportes comes into this match as the clear favorite against Sport Boys.
They were the standout team in the Apertura, boasting the league’s best goal difference, with the highest number of goals scored (27) and the fewest conceded (just 5).
Now, as the new campaign kicks off, they face a Sport Boys side that has struggled away from home managing only one win in nine away matches during the Apertura. The only bright spot for them was their ability to score, finding the net 12 times on the road.
However, they’ll be without two key players from last season: top striker Luciano Nequecaur, who is out injured, and influential midfielder Alejandro Hohberg, who has been transferred to Cienciano. These absences further tilt the odds in Universitario’s favor.
What we say
Universitario de Deportes to Win
Universitario de Deportes has dominated this fixture, winning each of the last six head-to-head meetings. Impressively, they kept a clean sheet in four of those matches.
Given Sport Boys' ongoing struggles away from home and the absence of their two key players top scorer Luciano Nequecaur due to injury and influential midfielder Alejandro Hohberg, now transferred to Cienciano it’s hard to see any other outcome.
All signs point to a comfortable home win for Universitario.
Home team lineup
| Player Name | Player Position |
| Vargas | GK |
| Corzo | RCB |
| Riveros | CB |
| Di Benedetto | LCB |
| Polo | DM |
| Carabali | DM |
| Perez | RM |
| Urena | AM |
| Concha | LM |
| Rivera | SF |
| Valera | CF |
Away team lineup
| Player Name | Player Position |
| Rivadeneyra | GK |
| Riojas | RB |
| Carbajal | CB |
| Colombo | CB |
| Almiron | LB |
| Solis | CM |
| Mora | RM |
| Lopez | AM |
| Martinez | LM |
| Roca | SF |
| Urruti | CF |