The semifinals of the Cámara de Diputados Cup, one of the most prestigious tournaments of the Argentine spring season, took place over the weekend.On Saturday, La Esquina beat Chapa Uno by 15 goals to 9 on Palermo’s number two ground, while Sol de Agosto Alegría defeated Los Machitos 10-9 on Sunday.
For a third consecutive year, the winner of the Cámara will qualify for a play-off match against the team ranked eighth in the 2020 Argentine Open, which this year, as is 2018, is La Ensenada.
LA ESQUINA 15-9 CHAPA UNO
La Esquina: Pascual Sainz de Vicuña 6, Juan A. García Grossi 7, Lucas James 7, Bautista Bayugar 8. Total: 28.
Chapa Uno: Juan Zubiaurre 6, Bautista Ortiz de Urbina 6, Alfonso Pieres Jr. 6, Julián de Lusarreta 8. Total: 26.
Score La Esquina: 3-1, 5-2, 7-3, 9-5, 10-6, 13-7, 15-9.
Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva & José I. Araya.
Third man: Gonzalo López Vargas.
Best Polo Argentino of the match: Open Perdiz (Ellerstina Picaro and Lindsey), played by Bautista Bayugar.
SOL DE AGOSTO ALEGRÍA 10-9 LOS MACHITOS
Sol de Agosto Alegría: Rufino Bensadón 5, Francisco Bensadón 7, Paco de Narváez 7, Fred Mannix 8. Total: 27.
Los Machitos: Pablito Llorente 6, Jeff Hall 7, Mariano Aguerre 8, Martincito Aguerre 7. Total: 28.
Score Sol de Agosto Alegría: 1-1, 1-3, 4-5, 5-6, 6-8, 9-8, 10-9.
Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva and José I. Araya.
Third man: Gonzalo López Vargas.
Best Polo Argentino of the match: Machitos Chavela (Durazno and Machitos Chela), played by Mariano Aguerre.
The Cámara de Diputados Cup concludes on Thursday at the AAP in Pilar:
Time TBC: Sol de Agosto Alegría vs La Esquina
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