Important Peruvian social clubs are located in this district, mainly one of the two most popular football clubs in Peru: Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes.
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They play in the Primera División since 2008 and qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores in which the stadium hosted international matches against the Argentinian defending champions Estudiantes de La Plata and Bolivian Bolívar, Mexican Estudiantes Tecos in addition to local Alianza Lima.
From Universidad de Chile youth system, on 8 October 2011, Lichnovsky made his unofficial debut in an exhibition game against Alianza Lima, that his club won 2–0 with goals of Paulo Magalhaes and Luis Felipe Gallegos.
However, Sampaoli had a poor spell in Juan Aurich, directing only eight games, where five were lost and two were tied with Coopsol Trujillo and Alianza Lima, only winning against Cienciano 2–0 with goals of César Sánchez and Carlos Flores.
His former clubs include Hijos de Yurimaguas Callao, Deportivo Wanka, Alianza Lima, Sport Boys Callao, Estudiantes de Medicina, Atlético Universidad, Universidad San Martín de Porres and Club José Gálvez.
Ernesto Arakaki (born 1979), Peruvian football defender of Japanese descent playing for Alianza Lima
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, formerly Estadio Alianza Lima, is a football stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru.
Vicente Arce and Teodoro Fernández scored for la U while José María Lavalle scored Alianza Lima's sole goal.
Oscar Vílchez (born 1986), Peruvian football attacking midfielder, currently playing for Alianza Lima