La Dolfina Polo Team
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The La Dolfina Polo Team was founded by Adolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso born April 15, 1975 in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 1. He is often referred to as Adolfito or Dolfi.-Early years:...

 and Bartolomé Castagnola
Bartolomé Castagnola
Bartolomé Castagnola born June 16, 1970 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal polo handicap and ranked among the top twenty players. He is often referred to as Lolo.-Career:...

 in 1997 and is one of the more successful polo teams in Argentina of the present. The other team members since 2005 are Lucas Monteverde
Lucas Monteverde
Lucas Monteverde, born December 18, 1976, is an Argentine professional polo player with a handicap of 10. He grew up near the town of 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, at the estancia El Rincón. The ranch is run by his father Lucas and uncle Marcelo Monteverde, one of the world's most successful...

 and Mariano Aguerre
Mariano Aguerre
Mariano Aguerre born May 25, 1969 in Pilar, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine professional polo player. He is one of the few players to have achieved a 10-goal handicap, which he maintained for much of his career. He is presently rated at 9 goals in Argentina and the U.S.A.-Career:Like Adolfo...

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The team has won the prestigious Argentine Open
Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Catedral del Polo in Palermo barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was known as the River Plate Polo Championship between 1893-1923, and as...

 five times: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Other won tournaments include the Hurlingham Open and the Jockey Club Open.
After the Argentine Open 2007, the handicap of Lucas Monteverde
Lucas Monteverde
Lucas Monteverde, born December 18, 1976, is an Argentine professional polo player with a handicap of 10. He grew up near the town of 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, at the estancia El Rincón. The ranch is run by his father Lucas and uncle Marcelo Monteverde, one of the world's most successful...

 was raised to 10, so La Dolfina is the only polo team with a perfect handicap of 40 at the moment. For the Argentine Open 2008, the expactations at the team for winning the Open again were understandably high, but the team was beaten in the finals by the Ellerstina Polo Team (Gonzalo Pieres
Gonzalo Pieres
Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. born December 17, 1982 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10 goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.- Biography :...

, Facundo Pieres
Facundo Pieres
Facundo Pieres born May 19, 1986 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.- Biography :...

, Pablo McDonough, Juan Martin Nero) 12-13 because of a golden goal by Gonzalo Pieres
Gonzalo Pieres
Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. born December 17, 1982 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10 goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.- Biography :...

in an extra-chukka.
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