Orlando Pirates' Elusive 10th League Title Still Within Reach

Jose Riveiro believes that Orlando Pirates have to keep their head down and ensure that they collect maximum points in their remaining fixtures, if they want to continue to compete with Mamelodi Sundowns for the league title.

The Sea Robbers beat the defending Betway Premiership champions 2-1 on Sunday in Betway Premiership, reinvigorating their championship ambitions. Although 15 point behind Downs, the Bucs have a number of games in hand and converting even a few of those into full points, could put pressure on the Brazilians.

When you look at the schedule, you can no longer say, here, if we get a point, it's fine, or even playing against Sundowns, one point would be fine',' Riveiro said after the match.

'You have to fight for maximum points. We have four more games to play than them, and it could be nice to have those games played from here. Even if we are six or seven points behind them, it can give the game a different dimension.

It will also speak more clearly of our reality because we have a lot of points, which is not regular at this time of the season, with the amount of games we have played. But if you only look at the gap, you can easily start thinking it's over for us.