Better than a cross town rivalry
By Malose Wa Ga Lamola
When Orlando Pirates lock horns with Mamelodi Sundowns in a fierce- El Kasico encounter- there is barely a draw.
This clash has a champions league pedigree. Sundowns mentor, Pitso Mosimane, has said that Pirates is the only team in the Premier Soccer League [PSL] that can match his side pound for pound. Though when Sundowns hosted Pirates in the first leg at Loftus Versfield- they played to a goalless draw- but usually there is a feast of goals in this encounter.
This is not a derby match but it is the closest rivalry to the derby. When Pirates faces their fierce rivals in one of the biggest derbies in the world- Kaizer Chiefs- the Soweto derby produces little to no goals. Sundowns play Supersport United in the Capital city derby. But the Tshwane derby is so one sided- with Sundowns dominating. One cannot be as in denial and write off this fixture as one of the baddest fixtures in a domestic calender.
Going into this fixture- Pirates rely heavily on form but history is in Sundowns' favour. The Brazilians remains favourites if history is anything to go by. The visitors has an upper hand over their inform hosts- boosting five wins- in their last seven meetings. Another aspect that Sundowns will not ignore- as they cross the Juksei river- to the south of Johannesburg is the fact that Sundowns has never lost a game in Orlando since Mosimane took the reins at Chloorkop.
Usually the derby is the one that rips the country apart. But that is fading away as Pirates and Sundowns game is becoming more fierce than any derby in the country. Like Liverpool and Manchester United rivalry- Pirates versus Sundowns clash belongs up there as the most baddest fixtures yet not a cross town rivalry. Is Sundowns and Pirates encounter becoming more of a classico?
This fixture is a Kasi Classico hence it is dubbed a Kasico.
@Lamola_Herold
When Orlando Pirates lock horns with Mamelodi Sundowns in a fierce- El Kasico encounter- there is barely a draw.
This clash has a champions league pedigree. Sundowns mentor, Pitso Mosimane, has said that Pirates is the only team in the Premier Soccer League [PSL] that can match his side pound for pound. Though when Sundowns hosted Pirates in the first leg at Loftus Versfield- they played to a goalless draw- but usually there is a feast of goals in this encounter.
This is not a derby match but it is the closest rivalry to the derby. When Pirates faces their fierce rivals in one of the biggest derbies in the world- Kaizer Chiefs- the Soweto derby produces little to no goals. Sundowns play Supersport United in the Capital city derby. But the Tshwane derby is so one sided- with Sundowns dominating. One cannot be as in denial and write off this fixture as one of the baddest fixtures in a domestic calender.
Going into this fixture- Pirates rely heavily on form but history is in Sundowns' favour. The Brazilians remains favourites if history is anything to go by. The visitors has an upper hand over their inform hosts- boosting five wins- in their last seven meetings. Another aspect that Sundowns will not ignore- as they cross the Juksei river- to the south of Johannesburg is the fact that Sundowns has never lost a game in Orlando since Mosimane took the reins at Chloorkop.
Usually the derby is the one that rips the country apart. But that is fading away as Pirates and Sundowns game is becoming more fierce than any derby in the country. Like Liverpool and Manchester United rivalry- Pirates versus Sundowns clash belongs up there as the most baddest fixtures yet not a cross town rivalry. Is Sundowns and Pirates encounter becoming more of a classico?
This fixture is a Kasi Classico hence it is dubbed a Kasico.
@Lamola_Herold
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