Thu 20th Mar 2025The República Argentina Cup Underway Highlight of Autumn season began on 19 March
The República Argentina Cup was first established in 1929 by the then AAP President, Francisco Ceballos. This year’s tournament sees 16 teams between 16 and 23 goals split into four leagues, with several top names in polo taking part such as Nico Pieres, Pelon Stirling, Joaquin Pittaluga, the Toccalino brothers (Cubi and Santiago), Alejo Taranco, Facundo Llosa, Guillermo Terrera, Benjamin Panelo and Lukin Monteverde.
The winner of each league will qualify to the Semi Finals on Thursday 27 March and then the top two teams will meet in the Final on Saturday 29 March.
The República Argentina Cup Teams:
Zone 1
Ellerstina La Zeta (23): Francisco Spinacci (2), León Donoso (5), Nicolás Pieres (8) & Joaquín Pittaluga (8)
Arelauquen P. C. Patagonia Polo (16): Félix Toccalino (2), Hans Bergter (3), Gastón Bardengo (4) & Ignacio Toccalino (7)
La Violeta (20): Federico Tagle Vial (1), Felipe Martínez Ferrario (6), Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario (7) & Mateo Lafuente (6)
La Dolfina Oriental (21): Santos Goti (2), Benicio Laguarda Cabral (2), Alejo Taranco (8) & David Stirling (9)
Zone 2
La Irenita (16): Fermín Mac Donough (1), Custodio Eleno (1), Martín Podestá (h) (7) & Matías Mac Donough (7)
Trenque Lauquen Betania (23): Justo Calafell (5), Santos Merlos (7), Jacinto Amadori (6) & Salvador Jauretche (5)
Cuatro Vientos (22): Pedro Chavanne (4), Simón Crotto (5), Santiago Laborde (6) & Santiago Chavanne (7)
Chapaleufú La Caledonia (20): Edmundo Donnelly (3), Andrés Lariguet (4), Genaro Ringa (6) & Felipe Dabas (7)
Zone 3
Estancia Grande P. C. (23): Facundo Llosa (8), Santiago Buzzi (3), Nicolás Recaite (6) & Alejo Aramburu (6)
Mar del Plata Brava Polo Team (19): Salvador Arrastúa (3), Guillermo MacLoughlin (h) (5), Bautista Arrastúa (6) & Francisco MacLoughlin (5)
Estancia La Paz Standing Rock (20): Nicolás Tomasevich (3), Pierandrea F. Muller (3), Isidro Strada (8) & Benjamín Urquiza (6)
La Matera La Aguada (21): Cruz Menéndez Onofrio (3), Cruz Novillo Astrada (5), Silvestre Donovan (5) & Guillermo Terrera (h) (8)
Zone 4
La Matera La Vete (19): Martín Ferrari (3), Dante Castagnola (3), Gonzalo Ferrari (8) & Hugo Taylor (5)
La Arisca (21): Bautista Paz Posse (3), Mark Tomlinson (6), Benjamín Panelo (8) & Gonzalo Paz Posse (4)
Las Rosas La Natividad (20): Franco Gai (h) (6), Matías González Otharán (1), Lucas Monteverde (n) (9) & Bartolomé Castagnola (4)
Coronel Suárez La Magdeleine (21): Lucas Goti (3), Marcos Goti (5), Juan Cruz Araya (4) & Jerónimo del Carril (9)
Photograph: The República Argentina Cup is underway with the Final scheduled for Saturday 29 March. By AAP
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