On field 2 in Palermo, date 7 (fourth of Zone A) of the world’s top competition of our sport began on Monday 24/11: the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open presented by Visa.
One of the undefeated teams in the group, UAE Polo, achieved its third victory in the tournament after beating Los Machitos El Refugio 15-12.In this way, in addition to winning the Revista Gente that was in dispute, it was in a position to define the Zone and the first finalist of the contest next Saturday 29, when it faces La Natividad La Dolfina.
Teams and progression:
UAE Polo: Pablo Pieres 9 (9 goals, three penalties), Lucas Monteverde (n) 9 (2), Tomás Panelo 9 (2, one penalty) and Juan M. Nero 10 (2). Total: 37.
Los Machitos El Refugio: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8 (5, three penalties), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (5, one penalty 1), Diego Cavanagh 8 (2) and Teodoro Lacau 8. Total: 32.
UAE Polo: 2-0, 7-1, 8-3, 9-5, 10-7, 11-8, 13-11 and 15-12.
Yellow Card: Diego Cavanagh (Chukker 7, 6.51).
Judges: Gastón Lucero and Martín Pascual. Arbitrator: Nicolás Scortichini.
Photo credit: Matías Callejo / Prensa AAP.