US EditionPeru's Alianza Lima suspends players amid abuse claim
Alianza Lima suspended three players following a sexual assault allegation during a training stay, enforcing its zero-tolerance policy amid ongoing investigations, the club said.
- On Thursday, Alianza Lima suspended three national-team players and removed them from the squad for a Lima friendly with Inter Miami, the club announced on Jan 23, 2026.
- A 22-year-old Argentine woman reported an alleged sexual assault on January 18 at a Montevideo hotel where Alianza was training, Buenos Aires police told AFP.
- All three suspended players have European club experience and represented Peru in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, including Carlos Zambrano, centre-back and former Peru captain.
- After meetings, Manager Franco Navarro said the decision was consensual with Pablo Guede, the sports area and legal area, adding the situation 'breaks one's soul' and the club enforces a zero-tolerance policy this year.
- Franco Navarro did not shy away from the subject, confirming women who entered the team's concentration was indiscipline, and the club said it would not go into detail as coverage spread on Jan 23, 2026.
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The defenses Carlos Zambrano (ex Boca Juniors) and Miguel Trauco (ex Flamengo of Brazil), and the steering wheel Sergio Peña (ex Malmö FF of Sweden) were indefinitely removed from Alianza Lima after the complaint of a 22-year-old Argentine woman for alleged sexual abuse in Montevideo.
By SERGIO FARELLA BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine authorities have launched an investigation into Peruvian soccer players Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Trauco, and Sergio Peña following a woman's complaint of alleged sexual assault at a hotel in neighboring Uruguay. After the case became public, the Peruvian club Alianza Lima — where the accused play — suspended the players from the team "indefinitely" on Thursday and initiated disciplinary proceedings …
Peru's Alianza Lima suspends players amid abuse claim
Alianza Lima, one of Peru's most popular soccer clubs, said on Thursday that they have suspended three players following a press report that an Argentine woman filed a complaint for alleged sexual abuse during preseason in Uruguay.
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