However, Federacion Universitaria won the game with an early penalty goal during the first-half at the seventh minute by Pablo Pacheco.

By the eighty-first minute, Alianza Lima had lost 5 players to red cards and the game was suspended by the Uruguayan referee Julio Borelli.

Fans threw canes at the players and because of this, years later this match was nicknamed El Clásico de los Bastonazos.

Alianza Lima and Universitario have met in several league finals and title-deciding matches.

These include: As of July 2024 During the 1969 season, Universitario and Alianza Lima faced off in a filler tournament.