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Hugo Porta is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer, an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame, and one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for Los Pumas, captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first World Cup in 1987.
Club Estudiantes de La Plata, simply referred to as Estudiantes[estuˈðjantes], is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto is an Argentine football manager and former forward who currently manages LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Sergio Parisse is an Italian rugby union player. He currently plays for French club Toulon and is the current captain of Italy. Parisse is Italy's most-capped player, and currently 3rd most-capped player worldwide. He was the first Italian rugby union player to be nominated for the IRB International Player of the Year, first in 2008 and again in 2013. Parisse is widely considered one of the greatest number eights of modern rugby.
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Marcelo Gustavo Milanesio is an Argentine former professional basketball player. A significant figure in Argentine basketball, he defended Argentina for 2 titles, and Atenas for 14 club titles. He was twice named MVP. He was the player with most assists at the 1994 FIBA World Cup. A one club man, he played all his professional life with Atenas.
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