Sport Huancayo sits alone at the top of the Torneo Clausura standings after a dramatic Sunday of football across Peru.
Four matches unfolded on November 8 for round 16 of the 2026 Liga 1 season, and every single fixture ended in a draw. The defining result arrived at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, where CD Moquegua fought back to secure a 2-2 stalemate against Universitario de Deportes.
That shared point left Universitario two units behind Sport Huancayo in the title race. For CD Moquegua, the result lifted the squad one point above FC Cajamarca in the battle against relegation.
“Un valiente planteo de CD Moquegua le permitió hacerle frente de tú a tú y llegar al empate en dos ocasiones,” Bolavip Perú reported of the tactical resilience shown by the visitors in Lima.
Alianza Lima falls out of title contention
Alianza Lima needed a victory in Andahuaylas to keep its faint championship hopes alive. Instead, Los Chankas held the visitors to a 1-1 draw.
Eryc Castillo opened the scoring for the Lima club in the 51st minute, but Kelvin Sánchez answered for Los Chankas in the 59th minute. With the deadlock finalized, coach Pablo Guede’s side mathematically lost any remaining chance to capture the Clausura crown and must now look ahead to the end-of-season playoffs.
Sport Boys and UTC share scoreless draw in Callao
Sport Boys and UTC failed to break the deadlock in a scoreless 0-0 match at the Estadio Miguel Grau in Callao. Both clubs enter the final stretch of the campaign facing very different realities.
UTC will play in Liga 2 next season, while Sport Boys prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2027. Both teams carry points deductions into the season’s closing weeks; UTC was penalized 10 points for salary debt violations, while Sport Boys lost four points for delayed labor payments, pension contributions, and union fees.
Deportivo Garcilaso and Comerciantes Unidos split points
Deportivo Garcilaso and Comerciantes Unidos played out a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco.
The scoreless result hurts Deportivo Garcilaso’s push for a Copa Libertadores berth, leaving the side behind FBC Melgar in the accumulated table. Comerciantes Unidos, meanwhile, secured its top-flight safety ahead of the tournament’s conclusion.
Round 16 results across Liga 1
Friday, November 6 opened the matchweek with Atlético Grau defeating Cusco FC 3-0 in La Matanza behind goals from Patricio Álvarez, Henri Espinoza, and Adrián Fernández.
Saturday, November 7 featured four more fixtures: ADT drew 1-1 with Sporting Cristal in Tarma, FC Cajamarca topped Alianza Atlético 2-0 at home, FBC Melgar edged Juan Pablo II College 2-1 in Arequipa, and Sport Huancayo earned a 2-1 victory over Cienciano in Cusco.
The action concluded on Sunday, November 8 with the four draws in Andahuaylas, Callao, Cusco, and Lima.
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