LIMA, Peru – A tragic crowd crush incident at a major soccer stadium in Peru’s capital has left at least one fan dead and 60 others injured, according to official government and emergency management updates shared in the hours after the Friday night event. The chaos unfolded at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, the home ground of top Peruvian side Alianza Lima, just one night before the team was set to face its long-standing bitter rival Universitario in a highly anticipated local derby. Thousands of Alianza Lima supporters had gathered in the stadium’s south stands for pre-match festivities when a sudden overcrowding triggered the dangerous crush, trapping dozens of attendees that responding police officers later pulled to safety. Initial unconfirmed reports from Peru’s Ministry of Health claimed a structural wall inside the venue had collapsed, a statement that has since been rejected in official, separate releases from both the national police force and Alianza Lima club leadership. Marcos Pajuelo, a senior brigadier with the local fire department, confirmed that one person had been killed in the incident, adding that all 60 injured fans have been transported to hospitals across Lima for urgent and ongoing care. As of the latest updates, investigators have not yet reached a definitive conclusion on what triggered the dangerous overcrowding. Footage captured by local television news outlets and circulated on social media shows thousands of fans packed tightly into the south stand, with visible fireworks exploding above the crowd. Separate clips show injured supporters waiting for emergency assistance in stadium seating areas while first responders worked to clear the overcrowded section. The tragedy has sent shockwaves through Peru’s tight-knit soccer community, with fans and officials already calling for thorough reviews of venue security and crowd management protocols ahead of future high-attendance matches.