The Peruvian National Police (PNP) issued a statement on Wednesday, to publicize the agreements reached with the representatives of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF)after requesting the sports institution to reschedule the matches on date 4 and 5 of the Betsson League 1 Closing Tournament, after the announcement of new demonstrations in the capital scheduled from July 16 to 31.
In the document published by the military institution, they indicated the following: “FPF representatives: Jesús Gonzales Hurtado, Saúl Barrera Ayala and Carlos Torres Burga, paid a cordial visit to the Lima Police Region Directorate, where they held a coordination meeting with PNP General Roger Pérez Figueroa, in which they expressed their predisposition to change the dates of the local tournament matches”.
They also detailed that soon the organization of the local championship “inform the programming of future sporting events”. If the requested changes are applied, the PNP would comply with the corresponding security: “For all professional football matches, the police institution will arrange for the deployment of the necessary personnel, in order to guarantee the normal development of the Betsson League 1 championship.”.
What parties would be affected?
In the letter sent last Tuesday to the FPF, the PNP requested the rescheduling of the matches that would be played “from July 16 to 31, in the city of Lima; taking into account that different unions, social organizations and the general public have been announcing the holding of social protests called ‘III Toma de Lima’, starting on the 16th of this month”.
According to this, the clashes that would be affected would be two of the fourth day of the Clausura: Sport Boys vs. Alianza Lima (scheduled for Sunday the 16th) and the Municipal vs. Alianza Lima (to be held on Monday the 17th). Although the return duel that Corinthians will have against Universitario at the Monumental is not mentioned, it is likely that it will also be affected, since it is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18.
In the case of the matches of the fifth date, one of the duels that will receive the most attention will be the classic between Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes, although at the moment it does not have an exact date and time, so there is time to do the changes requested by the Police.
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