One dead and dozens injured during pregame event in Peru soccer stadium

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic is dormant and 60 others were injured astatine the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium connected Friday successful Lima, Peru, authorities reported.

There seemed to beryllium a crush of fans, arsenic constabulary said officers rescued radical who were trapped arsenic a effect of the influx of fans successful the southbound stands close earlier Alianza Lima played their biggest rival, Universitario, connected Saturday. Fans attended a pregame "flag-waving event" astatine the stadium.

"We profoundly regret the passing of our fan, Freddy Rony Cornetero Cueva. One of our ain has near us, 1 of those who consciousness these colors successful their soul. We travel his household and loved ones with each our hearts," Alianza Lima said successful a connection connected X connected Saturday, which was translated to English.

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An ambulance is parked astatine Alejandro Villanueva Stadium successful Lima, Peru, aft an mishap successful the stands during a rally of Alianza Lima fans. At slightest 1 idiosyncratic died and 47 others were injured, including 3 minors, according to Peru's Ministry of Health. April 3, 2026. (Connie France/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ministry of Health initially reported the illness of a partition wrong the stadium, but some the squad and the constabulary denied that successful abstracted statements. Fire brigadier Marcos Pajuelo said that dozens of injured radical were taken to the hospital, successful summation to the fatality.

He said the origin is presently unknown. Officials are investigating the origin of the incident.

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Relatives hold astatine the entranceway of Alejandro Villanueva Stadium successful Lima, Peru, aft an mishap successful the stands during a rally of Alianza Lima fans earlier the lucifer against Universitario. The Ministry of Health reported astatine slightest 1 decease and that dozens of others were injured, including 3 minors. April 3, 2026. (Connie France/AFP via Getty Images)

In the club’s statement, they promised afloat transparency to the authorities.

Videos broadcast by section tv stations showed a ample assemblage of fans successful the southbound stands amid an detonation of fireworks. Other videos showed seemingly injured radical sitting successful the stands wrong the stadium.

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Relatives hold astatine the entranceway of Alejandro Villanueva Stadium successful Lima, Peru, aft an mishap successful the stands during a rally of Alianza Lima fans. At slightest 1 idiosyncratic died and dozens of others were injured, including 3 minors, the Ministry of Health reported. April 3, 2026. (Connie France/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite the incidental connected Friday night, the Peruvian nonrecreational shot league said the team’s lucifer connected Saturday volition proceed arsenic planned.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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