The Qualification Tournament Copa Remonta y Veterinaria continued on Tuesday, October 25 on Palermo’s number 1 ground, with La Esquina claiming a victory over Alegria to secure the second spot in the 129th. Argentine Open. The Qualification Tournament gives two teams the chance to compete in the Argentine Open, at Palermo. This year’s edition saw eight teams, up to 30 goals, compete. Teams are split in two leagues.

The results mean that Pascual Sainz de Vicuña’s team will play the most important polo tournament in the world for a second time.

Meanwhile, in preparation for the Cámara de Diputados Cup, Trenque Lauquen defeated La Fija by 13 goals to 10 to take third place in their league. The game was played at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar.

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT COPA REMONTA Y VETERINARIA

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 (PALERMO, GROUND 1)  

LA ESQUINA 12-10 ALEGRIA

La Esquina: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Cristian Laprida 8, Lucas James 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 29.

Alegría: Agustín Merlos 7 (subbed in by Pedro Zacharias 7 at the start of the fifth chukka, due to illness), Valerio Zubiaurre 8, Tomás García del Río 7, Fred Mannix 7. Total: 29.

Score La Esquina: 1-1, 3-2, 4-4, 7-4, 10-5, 11-7, 12-10.

Umpires: Matías Baibiene & Martín Pascual.

Third man: Federico Martelli.

TRENQUE LAUQUEN 13-11 LA FIJA (AAP HEADQUARTERS, PILAR)

Trenque Lauquen: Manuel Elizalde 7, Juan Jauretche 7, Juan A. García Grossi 7, Joao Paulo Ganon 7. Total: 28.

La Fija: Raúl Colombres 7, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario 7, Ignacio Negri 7,  Lucas Criado Jr. 6. Total: 27.

Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva & Gonzalo López Vargas.

Third man: José Ignacio Araya.

Score Trenque Lauquen: 2-2, 3-4, 5-5, 5-6, 8-6, 11-8, 13-10.

Cover photo by Matias Callejo/Prensa AAP.

The Qualification Tournament Copa Remonta y Veterinaria comes to an end on Friday, October 28, with a match between Chapaleufu and La Cañada.

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT COPA REMONTA & VETERINARIA – Fixture & Teams