Episode 155: Bianchi sacked, River go top, Di Maria's star showing for Argentina & more

Published: Sept. 5, 2014, 10:28 p.m.

b"The hundred and fifty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is a rather long one, because we've had a lot to cover; Sam, Peter and Andr\\xe9s are joined by a special guest, the Sydney Morning Herald's Sebastian Hassett, who's been touring South America since the World Cup finished. We have two rounds of domestic action to look back on since the last episode, and those have included the sacking by Boca Juniors of Carlos Bianchi, their victory (and impressive performance) over V\\xe9lez Sarsfield in the first match of new man Rodolfo Arruabarrena's spell in charge, River Plate going top of the table with another couple of very good showings, Tigre manager Fabi\\xe1n Alegre finally being sacked after a year of solid defending but disappointing attacking... oh, and also a few Copa Sudamericana games, the Avellaneda cl\\xe1sico in which Independiente beat Racing 2-1, and the small matter of an \\xc1ngel Di Mar\\xeda-inspired Argentina thrashing Germany 4-2 in D\\xfcsseldorf on Wednesday - we take it as an excuse to discuss the impact he could have for Manchester United, as well as looking at how Gerardo Martino's Argentina might be made up."