Nuestra Tierra took a narrow 12-11 victory over El Overo Z7 UAE to claim the Cámara de Diputados Cup at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar, on Tuesday, November 29. The win will allow Nuestra Tierra to take on La Hache in a playoff, on Monday, December 5. The winner will qualify for the eighth spot in the 2023 Triple Crown.
The Cámara de Diputados Cup, one most significant tournaments of the Argentine spring season, saw sixteen teams, between 24 and 30 goals, compete. Teams were split in four leagues. Six of those teams were unable to qualify for the 129th Argentine Open, while the other ten were the best teams of the Pilar Cup.
CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS CUP – FINAL – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
NUESTRA TIERRA 12-11 EL OVERO Z7 UAE
Nuestra Tierra: Alejandro Muzzio 8 (5 goals), Benjamín Panelo 6 (6, 5 penalties), Santiago Laborde 6, Jared Zenni 6 (1). Total: 26.
El Overo Z7 UAE: Lucas Monteverde 6 (2 goals), Cruz Heguy 6 (7 penalties), Matías Torres Zavaleta 8 (2), Teodoro Lacau 6. Total: 26.
Score Nuestra Tierra: 0-2, 1-4, 5-4, 7-7, 10-7, 11-8, 12-11.
Umpires: Gonzalo López Vargas & Guillermo Villanueva.
Third man: Martín Aguerre.
BPP, presented by the AAP: Cumbrecita, ridden by Lucas Monteverde Jr.
Best Polo Argentino Bred, presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: DS Pampa, ridden by Benjamín Panelo.