El Overo UAE defeated Nuestra Tierra 11-8 to win the Pilar Cup, one of the most important tournaments of the Argentine Spring season, following the final played on Friday, November 5, at the Argentine Association of Polo, in Pilar. The Pilar Cup saw seventeen teams, between 24 and 28 goals, compete. Teams were split into four leagues.
The Pilar Cup is also notable 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.
The final got off to a very tight start, with three consecutive ties. In the fourth chukka, Nuestra Tierra took off, scoring a couple of goals to take the lead. However, El Overo UAE replied in a spectacular fifth chukka, outscoring their contenders 5-2. From then on, El Overo UAE dominated the match, until Lukin Monteverde sealed the win with a spectacular goal.
PILAR CUP – FINAL – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
EL OVERO UAE 11-8 NUESTRA TIERRA
El Overo UAE: Lucas Monteverde Jr. 5 (1 gol, received 2 yellow cards), Valerio Zubiaurre 7 (3), Matías Torres Zavaleta 8 (1 penalty), Alfredo Cappella 8 (6, 5 penalties). Total: 28.
Nuestra Tierra: Alejandro Muzzio 8 (5 penalties), Juan Jauretche 7 (2), Santiago Laborde 6, Jared Zenni 6 (1). Total: 27.
Score El Overo UAE: 1-1, 2-2, 4-4, 4-6, 9-8, 11-8.
Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva & Martín Pascual.
Third Man: Gastón Lucero.
BPP: Pite Génesis (Grappa Granado x Medalla), ridden by Lucas Monteverde Jr.
Best Polo Argentino Bred, awarded by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: V8 Góndola (Machitos Cielo x V8 Tragamoneda), ridden by Matías Torres Zavaleta.
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Pilar Cup: El Overo UAE vs. Nuestra Tierra
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.