Episode 139: Looking back on the clasico rosarino, summarising Argentine Libertadores hopes and more

Published: April 11, 2014, 4:05 a.m.

b"Hand Of Pod episode 139 is a bumper edition, featuring Sam, Santi, Andr\\xe9s and Peter. They discuss not one but two rounds of Torneo Final action, including a 3-3 thriller between Racing and Estudiantes which no-one saw coming, and a 2-1 away win for Rosario Central in Sunday's Rosario cl\\xe1sico against Newell's Old Boys. Three sides lead the Torneo Final on 21 points, with two more just behind them on 20, and the top nine are separated by just three points. We also look at Argentine hopes in the Copa Libertadores - at the time of recording, Lan\\xfas, V\\xe9lez Sarsfield and Arsenal had all confirmed their places in the knockout stage. A couple of hours after recording ended, San Lorenzo joined them, but just as this episode was uploaded on Thursday night, Newell's Old Boys crashed out. Santi's not been on for a while and has grown jealous of HOP new boy Gustavo hugging the lower league limelight, so we also let him give a roundup of Ascenso action, and look at the frankly slightly silly notion that Boca Juniors might be in relegation trouble next season.\\nSince we recorded, and following Newell's Copa exit, their manager Alfredo Berti has resigned."