MIKEE Romero’s Team Masserati has been tipped as favorite when it clashes with Team Jaguar in the Globalport 900’s Sultan Cup today at the polo field of Alabang Country Club.
“I think the group of Mikee is much stronger than us,” said Team Jaguar’s Santi Juban. “But we’ll give them a good and exciting match.”
But Romero, the Globalport owner teaming up with another sports patron in Tal Srivaddhanaprabha of Thailand, said there’s no reason to underestimate Juban’s crew that also includes veterans Isidro Olivas of Mexico, Argentina’s Santi Galland and Adrian Garcia.
“We can’t take our chances,” said Romero, who has recently competed in a series of tournaments in the US. “We have to play very hard and play as one big unit to prevail.”
Rounding out Romero’s team in the high-goal match are Anthony Garcia and Argentinian pro player Miguel Diaz.
The match highlights the two-day polo festival featuring foreign pros in action and festivities that also give sports fans a chance to drive luxurious cars.
Three squads will mix it up in the low-goal tournament, including the Blue team of the father-and-son tandem of Freddie and Sonny Borromeo, Milka Romero and Eduardo Lopes.
Jun Juban heads the Red squad of Fila top gun Butch Albert, Ige Camara and Daryl Matti, while Lars Lofgren skippers the White crew of Jun and Jam Eusebio and Kimberly Lofgren. Jasmine W. Payo