On Friday 8/11, the Argentine Polo Open, the world’s top event of our sport, began to be played at the Argentine Polo Field in Palermo.
On a packed court 2, the defending champion of the tournament, La Natividad, achieved its second victory in as many presentations, beating La Hache Cría y Polo with enormous authority by 22 to 6.
When in a 40-goal handicap team, all four 10s play well, there’s no way the opponent will stand a chance. That happened in the match between La Natividad and LH Cría y Polo, in which Jeta, Facu, Pablo and Barto played a great game, with distributed scoring and in this way left the team led by Toly Ulloa without chances.
With the win, La Natividad is first in Zone A, while LH was left with one win and one loss in the competition.
Teams and progression:
The Nativity: Camilo Castagnola 10 (8 goals), Facundo Pieres 10 (6, three penalties), Pablo Mac Donough 10 (3) and Bartolomé Castagnola (h) 10 (5). Total: 40.
The Hatchet & Polo: Facundo Sola 8 (4), Carlos M. Ulloa 8, Benjamín Panelo 7 and Joaquín Pittaluga 8 (2 penalties). Total: 31.
The Nativity: 2-1, 5-2, 8-3, 10-3, 13-3, 18-3, 20-5 and 22-6.
Judges: Gastón Lucero and Gonzalo López Vargas. Arbitrator: José I. Araya.