Chankas Cyc – Universitario: Flores and Fértoli out, key lineup questions remain
Saturday at 11: 00 a. m. ET, Universitario de Deportes’ squad picture for chankas cyc – universitario became clearer: Edison Flores and Héctor Fértoli will not play in Andahuaylas. Still unresolved is exactly how coach Javier Rabanal will adjust his options with multiple absences, a question that will be settled by the confirmed team sheet ahead of kickoff.
Universitario de Deportes confirms Flores and Héctor Fértoli will miss Chankas CYC
Universitario de Deportes will not arrive at full strength for its match against Chankas CYC in Andahuaylas for Matchday 6 of the 2026 Liga 1 Apertura. The confirmed absences include Edison Flores and Héctor Fértoli, adding to the already-known injuries to Sekou Gassama and Horacio Calcaterra.
Flores is dealing with muscular discomfort, while Fértoli has an acute bone edema in his tibia after a blow he received in the match against FC Cajamarca. Those medical details are confirmed as stated in the provided coverage.
Yet, the team is not expected to lose any starter to injury for this specific game, which shifts the immediate impact away from the starting XI and toward depth. In practical terms, Rabanal is confirmed to be without “important variants, ” even if the projected first-choice lineup is not forced into changes.
Javier Rabanal’s depth options are reduced; the exact XI is the open point
The key uncertainty entering chankas cyc – universitario is not whether Flores and Fértoli will play—they will not—but which names will fill the bench roles and how Universitario’s match plan adapts without those alternatives. That remains unconfirmed as of 11: 00 a. m. ET because the provided context does not include an official matchday lineup list.
One account states Flores and the Argentine midfielder Fértoli had been included to travel to Andahuaylas, but the coaching staff ultimately decided they would not be part of the match call-up. What is not confirmed in the context is the final list of players who did travel, or which replacements were selected to cover those positions.
Separately, another account describes Rabanal as preparing to start his “best lineup” against Los Chankas and frames the game as a chance for Universitario to take a temporary lead in the Apertura standings. That framing is part of the coverage, but the specific starters are not available in the supplied text beyond a reference to a gallery. As a result, the starting XI remains unresolved here, and readers should treat any precise lineup claims as unconfirmed unless published directly in an official team release.
Chankas CYC vs. Universitario timing: the official team sheet will resolve it
What is confirmed is the schedule: Chankas CYC vs. Universitario will be played Sunday, March 8 at 3: 30 p. m. Peru time (3: 30 p. m. ET) in Andahuaylas. That kickoff time is the fixed point that determines when the remaining uncertainty ends, because the official lineup submission process before the match will lock in the XI and the bench options Rabanal has available.
Still, one more confirmed layer adds stakes: the coverage states Universitario has never been able to beat this opponent in Andahuaylas. That record is presented as a factual note in the supplied text, and it raises the practical importance of reduced squad depth—without requiring any guess about outcomes.
The next concrete update to watch is the confirmed publication of the official matchday team sheet ahead of Sunday’s 3: 30 p. m. ET kickoff. If Universitario’s lineup is confirmed to match the “best lineup” expectation in the pregame coverage, Rabanal is expected to rely on a stable starting group while absorbing the impact of missing substitutes over 90 minutes.
