El Overo Z7 UAE and Nuestra Tierra have qualified for the final of the Pilar Cup, one of the most important tournaments of the Argentine Spring season. The tournament is played at the Argentine Association of Polo, in Pilar, as well as in several other clubs. The tournament sees seventeen teams, between 24 and 28 goals, compete. Teams are split into four leagues.
The Pilar Cup is also important as it acts as a qualification tournament for the Cámara de Diputados Cup. The top eleven teams will qualify for the Cámara, alongside the five teams that do not qualify for the Argentine Open.
In the semifinals, played at Tortugas Country Club on Tuesday, November 2, El Overo Z7 UAE took an impressive 10-4 win over La Trinidad, while Nuestra Tierra defeated La Aguada Betania 9-6.
El Overo Z7 UAE and Nuestra Tierra will battle it out for the title on Friday, November 5, in Pilar.
PILAR CUP – FINAL – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
El Overo Z7 UAE: Lukin Monteverde 5, Lerin Zubiaurre 7, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8, Alfredo Cappella 8. Total: 28.
NUESTRA TIERRA: Alejandro Muzzio 8, Juan Jauretche 7, Santiago Laborde 6, Jared Zenni 6. Total: 27.
PILAR CUP – TEAMS:
LEAGUE 1
EL OVERO UAE: LUKIN MONTEVERDE 5, LERIN ZUBIAURRE 7, MATIAS TORRES ZAVALETA 8, ALFREDO CAPPELLA BARABUCCI 8.
MARTINDALE: DIEGO ARAYA 7, AGUSTÍN CANALE 6, SANTIAGO ARAYA 6, FELIPE MIGUENS CASADO 6.
LA HACHE / LA FE: TOLY ULLOA 6, SALVADOR ULLOA 7, ROBERTO BILBAO 6, GONZALO DELTOUR 6.
LA AGUADA / NIGERIA: GUILLERMO IVANISSEVICH 6, NICOLAS RECAITE 6, FACUNDO EZEQUIEL RETAMAR CARNERO 6, GINO RINGA 6.
LEAGUE 2
TRENQUE LAUQUEN: ALEJANDRO MUZZIO 8, JUAN JAURETCHE 7, SANTIAGO LABORDE 6, JARED ZENNI 6.
SOL DE MAYO DON ERCOLE: SANTINO MAGRINI 5, JACK RICHARDSON 7, DYLAN ROSSITER 6, MATIAS MAGRINI 7.
TORTUGAS: MARCOS ROONEY 6, ALEJO JESUS ARAMBURU 6, VALENTIN NOVILLO ASTRADA 6, JULIO NOVILLO ASTRADA 7.
CHAPA UNO: MARCOS ARAYA 7, ALFONSO PIERES 6, JUAN ZUBIAURRE 6, PABLITO LLORENTE 6.
LEAGUE 3
LA AGUADA BETANIA: JUAN CALAFELL CAMPOS 6, MANUEL CALAFELL CAMPOS 6, ALEJANDRO NOVILLO ASTRADA 7, IGNACIO NOVILLO ASTRADA 8.
LA AGUADA CRÍA LUCA: CRUZ NOVILLO ASTRADA 5, SIMON PRADO 6, GENARO RINGA 7, EDUARDO NOVILLO ASTRADA 7.
LA MARIANA INFINIT POLO: JUAN I. MERLOS (S) 6, MANUEL MARIA SUNDBLAD 6, BAUTISTA ARRASTUA 6, JUAN CRUZ MERLOS 6.
LA CAÑADA: FACUNDO OBREGON 7, CONSTANCIO CASET 6, MARIANO OBREGON 6, FACUNDO CRUZ LLOSA 6.
LEAGUE 4
EL REMANSO: JAMES BEIM 7, PACO O’DWYER 6, JUAN AMBROGGIO 6, MICHEL DEL CARRIL 6.
SAN DIEGO: FELIPE MARTINEZ FERRARIO 6, FELIPE MARQUEZ OCHOA 6, FELIPE VIANA 6, JESSE BRAY 6.
CRIA YATAY LA IRENITA: HILARIO FIGUERAS 6, MANUEL FERNANDEZ LLORENTE 6, HORACIO FERNANDEZ LLORENTE 6, JOAO PAULO GANON 7.
LA TRINIDAD: TOMAS PANELO 6, BENJAMIN PANELO 6, RAULI LAPLACETTE 6, SANTIAGO CERNADAS 7.
CORONEL SUÁREZ: JUANE HARRIOTT 6, ADRIAN (H) LAPLACETTE 6, IVAN LARIGUET 6, JUAN ENRIQUE CURBELO 6.