Sundowns sail past SuperSport United to return to summit of the DStv Premiership

Mamelodi Sundowns returned to the DStv Premiership to reclaim their rightful place after giving the other 15 teams two months to try catch-up and even leapfrog the Brazilians who were busy with cup commitments. 

The rest of the pack barely put a dent on Sundowns' lead, allowing the Tshwane giants to easily return to the summit of the league by beating SuperSport United 2-0 at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday night. 

SuperSport's coach Gavin Hunt called the current standings a farce, with Sundowns four games behind the teams in the top four due to their games being postponed to help them take part in the African Football League they won.

This imbalance in the number of matches doesn't give an honest picture of where clubs are. But while the rest might have to wait for all teams to play the same number of games, Sundowns know exactly where they are.

The Brazilians are the benchmark, and before they have even played a third of the league's 30 games, they are already champions-elect. It took two months of Sundowns not playing league football for Cape Town City to leapfrog them at the summit.

But Sundowns needed just 90 minutes to return to the top, beating their Pretoria rivals to make it nine wins out of nine in the league. It's an impressive run from the side that has won the last six league titles in a row, with coach Rhulani Mokwena insisting that they can still improve. 

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The Brazilians put on a commanding display against their neighbours in a match that highlighted the best out of these two clubs, but also making it clear why Sundowns have ruled Pretoria and the rest of the country in the last decade. 

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