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An utterly focused Adolfo Cambiaso, pursued by Juan Martin Nero. This win was the world number one’s eighth at Palermo – he first took the title in 1994, with Ellerstina
Xin the right place at the right time to score his first pony amid chaotic scenes from the crowd at the
116th Argentine Open; 14 November to 13
Open final sudden-death winner with a difficult post-match presentations. He covered every inch of
December 2009; Palermo, Buenos Aires
near-side finish. the ground on her for the majority of the eighth
Result: La Dolfina beat Ellerstina 17-16
“Cambiaso is a player of 13 or 14 goals chukka as though he was riding a superbike.
Sponsors: Movistar, La Martina, Rolex,
handicap,” said Argentine spectator Eduardo For Aguerre, the chance to score the winning
Mastercard, Mercedez-Benz, Stella Artois,
Bérèterbide after the match, a polo-playing lawyer goal was an exhilarating feeling he will cherish.
HSBC, Chandon, ESPN
based in Paris. “His miss and accident showed I “Adolfito [Cambiaso], Lolo [Castagnola] and Lucas
Handicap level: Open (31-40 goals)
suppose that he is human after all – except that, [Monteverde] scored the golden goals that gave us
Number of team entries: Eight
well, to survive such a nasty fall and come back victory in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively,” said
Chukka scores (La Dolfina): 2-2; 3-5;
7-7; 10-10; 11-12; 13-13; 15-14; 16-16; 17-16
Most valuable player: Pablo MacDonough “When I fell as Facundo attacked, some doubted it was real.
Best playing pony: Dolfina Cuartetera, owned
Those people know nothing about polo”
– Adolfo Cambiaso
and played by Adolfo Cambiaso
Best mounted player of the final and of the
stronger is something more akin to a superhuman. Aguerre, “so it was great finally to experience the
tournament: Adolfo Cambiaso
He is from a different planet.” personal thrill of scoring the all-important goal.”
Best player in the face of adversity: Javier
ez and James Mullan
Of course, his brilliant performance owed much In the bars and walkways behind the stands
Novillo Astrada
to the strength of his string and in his final few after the game much of the vociferous discussion
Final teams:
T
ony Ramir
chukkas Cambiaso looked as well mounted as I have surrounded whether La Dolfina should have even
a,
La Dolfina (40): Adolfo Cambiaso 10;
ever seen him. He dominated every play, not just as had the chance to go on and score a sudden-death
Lucas Monteverde 10; Mariano Aguerre 10;
he does at times in England, but in the company of winner at all. Some argued that La Dolfina’s
gio Llamer
Bartolome Castagnola 10
eight of the world’s top 11 players all competing at virtually unmissable on-the-spot penalty just yards
y Ser Ellerstina (40): Facundo Pieres 10;
breakneck speed. And he still stood out. from the goal that tied the game and took the sides
Gonzalito Pieres 10; Pablo MacDonough 10;
r
aphs b
Fittingly, it was his remarkably quick mare into the extra chukka was never actually a foul. It
Juan Martin Nero 10
Photog Dolfina Cuartetera that was named best playing came with just a minute of regulation time at the
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