League 1 has entered a period of uncertainty. On the one hand, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) confirmed in a statement yesterday that the matches will be supported by the police. However, the Interior Ministry said all sporting events will be suspended until January 23. In addition, eight clubs have threatened not to play in League 1 because of the confusion created by broadcasting rights.
Faced with this situation, the southern teams are preparing friendlies to keep the rhythm of the competition going. This is also the case with Binacional de Juliaca, who play against Deportivo Pasto from Colombia in Arequipa today at 3:00 p.m. This match was originally scheduled to take place in Juliaca but was suspended due to the social conflict.
While Melgar is aiming for a game with Binacional this weekend, a team the Red-Black team’s reserves have already played with.
Dominó’s board of directors are looking for more friendlies following the complaint from coach Pablo Lavallén. He accused him of missing games after his loss in the presentation game against Pasto de Colombia.
For his part, the technical director of Deportivo Garcilaso de Cusco, Roberto Tristán, pointed out that if the start of the tournament is interrupted, two or three training games will be played. The club could not make its official presentation because of social protests in the Reich area in the past week. ❖