The 31st. Campeonato Argentino del Interior con Handicap (CAIH) Copa Sesquicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo, kicked off on Monday May 5, on a very busy first matchday that included six games that took place at Pompeya Polo Club and Estancia La Paz, in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina. The tournament, one of the most important of the Autumn calendar of polo in Argentina and hosted by the AAP, showcases twelve teams between 11 and 16 goals, coming from all over the country, and the finals are due on Saturday May 11.
The results of the opening day are as follows:
Leagua A (Pompeya Polo Club)
Córdoba Escorihuela Gascón 19, vs. Salta Airampo 7
Mendoza Palo Santo 11 vs. Córdoba Sur 10
League B (Estancia La Paz)
San Luis 12 vs. Santiago del Estero Secco 9
Santa Fe II 15 vs Santa Fe León Pharma 9
League C (Estancia La Paz)
Tucumán 9 vs.Tucumán II 8
Neuquén 13 vs. Entre Ríos 10
The CAIH will resume on Tuesday May 7, and this order of play:
League A: 1,30pm, La Paz, Córdoba Escorihuela Gascón vs. Córdoba Sur
League A: 3pm, La Paz, Mendoza Palo Santo vs. Salta Airampo.
League B: 10,30am, Pompeya, San Luis vs. Santa Fe León Pharma
League B: 12.00pm, Pompeya, Santa Fe II vs. Santiago del Estero Secco;
League C: 1,30pm, La Paz, Tucumán vs. Entre Ríos;
League C: 3pm, La Paz, Neuquén vs. Tucumán II.
THE TEAMS:
LEAGUE A
Córdoba Escorihuela Gascón: Juan Cruz Carreño 1, Sebastián Borghi 5, Iván Maldonado 5, Santiago Otamendi 5. Total: 16.
Córdoba Sur: Lucas Boccolini 3, Juan José Liprandi 3, Sebastián Petrachi 4, Fernando Reynot Blanco 5. Total: 15.
Mendoza Palo Santo: Gastón Guiñazú 2, Facundo Guevara 2, Gonzalo Guiñazú 3, Salvador Ulloa 7. Total: 14.
Salta Airampó: Alfredo Boden 2, Juan C. Gramajo 3, Esteban D´Andrea 4 y Humberto D´Andrea 3. Total: 12.
LEAGUE B
San Luis: Juan C. Sánchez 2, Ezequiel Sánchez 5, Rodrigo Sánchez 4, Eduardo Venturino 5. Total: 16.
Santa Fe León Pharma: Fabricio Vignatti 2, Estanislao Abelenda 3, Hugo Iturraspe 4, Segundo Caimi 4. Total: 13.
Santa Fe II: Magín Burgos 2, Gonzalo Ferrari 3, Gastón Beguerie 5, Nicolás Sívori 5. Total: 15.
Santiago del Estero Secco: Patricio Torres 1, César de Cilia 2, Matías Aráoz 2, Jorge Fernández Ocampo (h) 5. Total: 10.
LEAGUE C
Tucumán: Adolfo López 2, Gonzalo Paz Posse 4, Facundo Obregón 6, Pablo Frías Silva 4. Total: 16.
Neuquén: Benjamín Hiriart 2, Francisco del Campo 4, Juan M. Gramajo 4, Enrique del Campo 3. Total: 13.
Entre Ríos: Mateo Veronesi 3, Manuel Veronesi 3, Guillermo Vallarino 3, Diego Vallarino 4. Total: 13.
Tucumán II: Alejandro Bleckwedel 2, Oscar Colombres 4, Tomás Máiquez 5, Bernardo Pastorino 1. Total: 12.
DECLARED OF NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL INTEREST
The Campeonato Argentino del Interior con Handicap (CAIH) was declared of “NATIONAL TURISTIC INTEREST” by the Secretaría de Desarrollo y Promoción Turística de la Nación on April 15, 2019. It was also declared of PROVINCIAL TURISTIC INTEREST by the Governement of the Province of Córdoba, through the Agencia Córdoba Turismo on April 9, 2019.
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