Autocrítica. Imanol Álvarez dijo que ya sabían que sería un encuentro complicado, su equipo el Bera Bera no pudo con el Mar Alicante. Una de las claves que señaló fue el escaso número de goles a favor más  que los 23 encajados, no le dio demasiada relevancia a las pérdidas de balón pero sí a los lanzamientos fallados. Reconoció que no mantuvo la mixta sobre Marizza Faría porque el 6:0 -defensa utilizada por las donostiarras casi siempre- debía ser suficiente, aunque añadió que no lo fue. Ahora toca sacar la conclusión positiva de la derrota .

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DOG HOUSE

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BIG DAWG

We're back! Sam has been away for a while, so in this episode English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi B catch him up on what he's missed, which includes River Plate and Independiente not being very good, Boca Juniors and Racing being rather better, San Martín and Godoy Cruz being relegated and Rosario Central being awarded a championship no one knew was being contested. So nothing out of the ordinary for Argentine football ...

Episode 547: an unexpected 'title' for Central and plenty of catching up to do

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UPTOWN BABY

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi B review the first round of the Torneo Clausura playoffs, which saw ... um, champions? ... Rosario Central knocked out by Estudiantes following a controversial guard of 'honour' that broke a rule that didn't actually exist and has now seen Estudiantes president Seba Verón and several of their players suspended. Elsewhere, Racing are through after a wonderfully flawed win over River Plate, Boca Juniors saw off Talleres and there was plenty more besides.

Episode 548: Estudiantes in hot water as the Clausura playoffs begin

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés review last weekend's Torneo Clausura quarterfinals and look forward to Sunday and Monday's semis, which see an all-Big Five clash in the Bombonera between Boca Juniors and Racing and a clásico platense between Gimnasia and Estudiantes. There's also news of a thumping win for Argentina's women's team in the CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones (whose name also contains the totally unnecessary word 'Femenina') and listeners' questions (and our answers to them).

Episode 549: two clásicos in the Clausura semifinals

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and both Santis review two rather boring Torneo Clausura semifinals which saw Estudiantes and Racing advance to Saturday's final. We also look at the draw for next year's group stage and try to explain why the AFA and various clubs have had their offices raided by investigators.

Episode 550: Racing and Estudiantes edge two dull semifinals and the 2026 Liga takes shape

This week Sam, Chris, Andrés, Santi B and special guest Andrés Gurrieri, who did NOT used to play for Exeter, meet up to discuss Estudiantes de La Plata's penalty shootout win over Racing in a less-than-classic Torneo Clausura final in Santiago del Estero. We also have a bit of news from San Lorenzo (for a lot more detail, and plenty more content besides, get over to our Patreon: https://patreon.com/handofpod) and the AFA as we head into the summer break. We hope you all have a good time whatever you're celebrating at this time of year, and we'll be back in your ears in mid-January.

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