Episode 168: A decent week for River Plate, Racing close in on the title and more

Published: Dec. 5, 2014, 7:22 p.m.

b"The hundred and sixty-eighth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Andr\\xe9s and Peter recording in Sam's new living room, with the traffic noise of Avenida Santa Fe drifting in through the (closed) windows. There's plenty to discuss, because it's been a week since River Plate saw off Boca Juniors 1-0 in an epic Copa Sudamericana semi-final clash, and just a day (at the time of recording) since they secured a 1-1 draw in Medell\\xedn against Atl\\xe9tico Nacional to give themselves a decent chance in their home leg of the final, next Wednesday. We also look back on the three most important games of last weekend, which saw Lan\\xfas drop out of the title race as Racing stayed top with a 3-0 win away to Rosario Central, and River clung to their coat-tails to take the title race to a postponed last weekend with a thrilling 3-2 win over Banfield, which included Fernando Cavenaghi's 100th and 101st goals for the club. All this, and much more..."