Make or break time for Riveiro and his players?

Orlando Pirates need to hit the ground running when the DStv Premiership resumes, otherwise their season will threaten to fizzle out.

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Make or break time for Orlando Pirates

If things go badly in this next 10 their season can easily fizzle out and end in mid table mediocrity. Similarly, wins in upcoming Soweto Derbies and sundowns clashes can breathe new life into the campaign and then get a title challenge back on course.

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Pirates: Next 10 fixtures

Fixtures from now until March are daunting for Jose Riveiro and the Buccaneers. It doesn’t get much tougher than Sundowns away next Friday, and then there’s a trip to Cape Town to face City. After these two fixtures we’ll be in a better position to gauge where Pirates stand.

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• Fri 30 Dec: Sundows v Pirates
• Sat 07 Jan: Cape Town City vs Pirates
• Sat 14 Jan: Pirates vs Golden Arrows
• Sun 22 Jan: Pirates vs Stellenbosch
• Sat 28 Jan: Gallants vs Pirates
• Sat 04 Jan: Pirates vs Sundowns
• Fri 17 Feb: Pirates vs Maritzburg
• Sat 25 Feb: Chiefs vs Pirates
• Fri 03 March: Swallows vs Pirates
• Sat 18 March: Pirates vs SuperSport

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