Episode 439: Libertadores semi-final review and superclásico preview

This week Sam and Santi look back on both Copa Libertadores semi-finals, one of which was rather more dramatic and closely fought than the other, and preview Sunday’s superclásico at the Bombonera. We also discuss a tightening title race, as Atlético Tucumán have picked up just one point from two games since we last recorded, allowing Gimnasia to go dead level with them at the top of the table.

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Episode 421: it’s clásico weekend!

This week on HOP, Sam, English Dan and Andrés discuss last weekend’s matches and look forward to this weekend’s glut of clásicos, including most notably Saturday’s clásico de Avellaneda and Sunday’s superclásico.

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Episode 409: River beat ten-man Boca, and previewing Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers

This week’s Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Santi and Andrés review a couple of rounds of league action, including River Plate’s 2–1 win over Boca Juniors in Sunday’s superclásico, which sent River top of the table. We also preview the upcoming World Cup qualifying triple header, in which (as long as no health authorities invade the pitch this time) Argentina will take on Paraguay in Asunción and Uruguay and Peru in Buenos Aires.

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Episode 399: The Copa de la Liga enters the knockout stage

This week’s HOP was meant to be a quick affair but ended up being a full-length episode, as Sam and Santi looked back on the final weekend of group stage action in the Copa de la Liga, look forward to this weekend’s quarter-finals, including the third superclásico of the year as Boca Juniors host River Plate on Sunday afternoon, and round up the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana action.

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Episode 396: Short and sweet

In this week(end)’s HOP Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on the last couple of weeks of Copa de la Superliga action, including the superclásico of two weeks ago and two matches which saw the winning team hit six goals.

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Episode 395: Estudiantes and Colón continue good starts, and Boca host River this weekend

In this week’s HOP Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on two more weeks of Copa de la Liga Profesional action which have seen Colón and Estudiantes – who meet on Saturday – continue to impress, with Aldosivi and Central Córdoba (who are playing each other in Mar Del Plata as this episode is uploaded on Friday evening) also intriguing us early on. The big headline-grabber this weekend is the superclásico in the Bombonera, as we eventually remember, so we have a bit of a preview of that too.

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Episode 390: rounding up the midsummer action

Happy new year! In this week’s HOP Sam is joined by English Dan and Santi for a quick roundup of the most relevant action in the Copa Diego Maradona over the Christmas and new year period (including a very entertaining 2-2 draw between Boca Juniors and River Plate), and a look back on the first legs of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, which saw River get humped by Palmeiras and Boca involved in a cagey draw at home to Santos (since we recorded it’s been reported that Santos goalkeeper John was positive for COVID-19 during the match).

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Episode 360: Reviewing the Libertadores semi-finals

On this week’s Hand Of Pod, Sam and Andrés look back on the Copa Libertadores semi-final second legs, reviewing River Plate’s progression in spite of defeat against Boca Juniors and Flamengo’s crushing win over Grêmio. They ask whether the final will be as one sided as this week’s two matches appear to suggest. And Mystic Sam predicts not one but two rounds of the Superliga.

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Episode 359: thrashing Ecuador, and previewing the superclásico (again!)

In this week’s Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Andrés review Argentina’s 6-1 tonking of Ecuador in Elche, and cast their eye over the players who might have won themselves consideration by Lionel Scaloni when more meaningful fixtures come around. We also take a look at the latest Primera Femenina results, and preview next week’s Copa Libertadores semi-final second leg between Boca Juniors and River Plate.

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Episode 357: Advantage River in the superclásico Libertadores semi-final

In this week’s Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on the Copa Libertadores semi-final first legs, focusing of course on River Plate’s convincing 2-0 win over Boca Juniors in the all-Argentine tie, as well as congratulating Colón for reaching their first ever continental final, and reviewing last weekend’s Superliga action.

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