The Team:
Benjamín Panelo (7)
Carlos María Ulloa (8)
Facundo Sola (8)
Joaquín Pittaluga (8)
2023 Performance:
Played in the Triple Crown last year with one difference in line up, Benjamin Panelo joins the team in the place of Rufino Bensadon.
Stats:
144 goals (76 field, 68 penalty)
38.6% field goal accuracy (76/197)
80% penalty accuracy (68/85)
124 fouls comitted
161 throw ins won
Argentine Triple Crown stalwarts Facundo Sola and Joaquin Pittaluga are joined by relative newcomers to this calibre of high goal, Benjamin Panelo and Carlos Maria Ulloa.
2024 So Far:
Benjamín Panelo - played the Gold Cup in the UK with Valhalla.
Carlos María Ulloa
Facundo Sola
Joaquín Pittaluga - played with Ferne Park in the UK
This is an overall forward running team with Sola lending his experience to the playmaker position where we will see him do what he does best and turn plays, creating opportunities for his forwards to score or running the ball himself where they take the men and make space. Pittaluga has a hugely powerful pass both forehand and backhand, able to send balls up from way back in the defnding zone to players running up over halfway. He is a master at opening up the field and it will be interesting to see how he uses Panelo and Ulloa to his advantage.
We have seen an improvement throughout the tournament series, with wins in the Tortugas Open and Argentine Open. Finishing 8th in the Argentine Open they had to defeat winners of the Camara de Diputados, La Dolfina Valiente, to earn a pre-classified place in next year's Triple Crown. This they managed witha close 16-15 win and they will tae their place in the Triple Crown roster next year.