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Episode 158: Martino's first Argentina squad, a possible format change & more
Hand Of Pod
English - September 25, 2014 21:51 - 50 minutes - 35 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsSports football argentina argentine apertura clausura inicial final primera división river Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 157: Rain halting play, Tigre turning form round and a dull La Plata clásico
Next Episode: Episode 159: The October 2014 Superclásico preview
The hundred and fifty-eighth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam and English Dan discuss Gerardo Martino's first real Argentina squad, after he was obliged to name an AFA-imposed one for the friendly against Germany earlier this month. We discuss why Carlos Tevez wasn't included, and what the inclusions of Erik Lamela and Javier Pastore tell us about where Martino is going with his side. The AFA are talking about reverting the format of the league back to a 20-team top flight from 2016, and we have a weekend of action to look back on including yet another River Plate victory - this time a 4-1 thrashing of third-placed Independiente (which explains why Peter was mysteriously unavailable this week).