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...