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Episode 564: Independiente Rivadavia win the clásico and Boca thrash Defensa

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi B discuss a clásico mendocino that didn't go as expected for the first twenty seconds, but went ...

Episode 563: Boca win the superclásico and ... are Newell's good now?

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi S gather to discuss a superclásico win for Boca Juniors that was narrow – and might have escap...

Episode 562: River and Boca can both look forward to the superclásico

18 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi S look at last week's league results and the midweek continental matches, both of which brought positive...

Episode 561: Independiente win the clásico and the continental group stages begin

11 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi S and Santi B discuss half a round of Torneo Apertura action that saw Independiente scrape a win over Racin...

Episode 560: Scaloni edges closer to finalising Argentina's World Cup squad

04 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi B and Santi S look back on Argentina's two friendly wins in the Bombonera over Mauritania and Zambia. We di...

Episode 559: Two teams hit five and the Copa Sudamericana group draw

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi S get together to discuss a round of Apertura action that saw both Lanús and Defensa y Justicia hit fiv...

Episode 558: Fedorco rescues a dramatic point for Independiente

14 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look back on a midweek round of action that began with a wild draw in Avellaneda between Independiente a...

Episode 557: A week in the life of Chiqui Tapia

07 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés discuss a draw for River Plate in their last match prior to Eduardo Coudet's arrival as head coach, a good win ...

Episode 556: Gallardo leaves River and Lanús win the Recopa Sudamericana

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Santi B and special guest Joey D'Urso look back on (almost) two whole rounds of Torneo Apertura action, which saw M...

Episode 555: River scrape through in the Copa Argentina and Gimnasia finally draw

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look at River Plate's highly dignified win over Ciudad Bolívar in the Copa Argentina, a very dull La Pl...

Episode 554: Gallardo in hot water at River but Tigre are off to a fine start

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam and English Dan review a couple of matches for some teams but just the one for most of them. It's been a poor week for River Plate, wher...

Episode 553: reviewing the start of the Apertura

07 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Santi B and Andrés cast their eyes over the first three rounds of league action in the 2026 Torneo Apertura, which have seen consisten...

Episode 552: previewing the 2026 Torneo Apertura

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for 2026, and this week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi B and Santi S look back over the summer break and the main transfer moves in Argen...

Episode 551: ¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN!

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 P...

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

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and both Santis review two rather boring Torneo Clausura semifinals which saw Estudiantes and Racing advanc...

Episode 549: two clásicos in the Clausura semifinals

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi B review the first round of the Torneo Clausura playoffs, which saw ... um, champions? ... Rosario Centr...

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

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 546: Chaos at Independiente v U de Chile, but success for Argentina's Libertadores sides

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés unpack the scenes in Avellaneda on Wednesday night, which saw the second half of Independiente v Universidad de...

Episode 545: Marcos Rojo moves to Racing ... but how much will he play?

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam and English Dan have the studio to themselves, and sit down for a chat about a round of league action that, mercifully, saw more goals t...

Episode 544: a Copa Argentina special

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No league action last weekend means the focus for Sam, English Dan and Andrés is on reviewing the Copa Argentina this week. We have a bunch of matche...

Episode 543: not a lot of goals

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés have only 13 goals in 15 matches to look back on from the third round of the Torneo Clausura – and even that ...

Episode 542: Another Di María penalty, another big win for River

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Santi S and Andrés review the second round of games in the Torneo Clausura, which saw Ángel Di María score another pena...

Episode 541: a wild finish at the Cilindro, champions Platense lose to River and more

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi S meet to review the first round of action in the 2025 Torneo Clausura, which saw champions Platense con...

Episode 540: previewing the 2025 Torneo Clausura

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi S and Santi B get together to preview the 2025 Torneo Clausura, which kicked off a few hours before we reco...

Episode 539: River and Boca crash out of the Club World Cup

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and both Santis (for the first time!) review the group-stage exits of River Plate and Boca Juniors from the Club W...

Episode 538: rounding up the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi Bauzá review Argentina's two World Cup qualifiers – a win away to Chile and a draw at home to Colombi...

Episode 537: ¡PLATENSE CAMPEÓN!

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Remi and Marcus look back on the final of the Torneo Apertura, which saw Platense crowned champions of Argentina ...

Episode 536: previewing Huracán v Platense in the Torneo Apertura final

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on HOP Sam, English Dan, Santi Sourigues and special guest Marcus Haydon review the semifinals of the Liga Profesional Torneo Apertura, whic...

Episode 535: someone's title drought is ending, one way or another ...

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi Sourigues look back on the quarterfinals of the Liga Profesional's Torneo Apertura and forward to this w...

Episode 534: reviewing the Torneo Apertura round of sixteen

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sam, English Dan, Santi and Andrés have a bumper episode this week, in which we review the eight matches from last weekend's Liga Profesional round o...

Episode 533: the Apertura group stage comes to an end

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés finally have some meaningful football to look forward to, and here we review the final weekend of group stage a...

Episode 532: Franco Mastantuono puts Boca to the sword in the superclásico

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and special guest Santi Sourigues review last weekend's action, and in particular Sunday's superclásico, i...

Episode 531: (eventually) previewing the superclásico

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

River Plate host Boca Juniors on Sunday afternoon, and if you stick around long enough in this episode Sam, English Dan and Andrés eventually remembe...

Episode 530: Boca win again and Racing move into the playoff spots

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés review last weekend's Liga Profesional action, which saw Boca Juniors confirm their place in the knockout stage...

Episode 529: Racing and Argentinos win big and Argentina women get a historic result

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend of action that saw big wins for Racing and Argentinos Juniors, more frustration for Rive...

Episode 528: Barros Schelotto takes charge of Vélez and the continental copas get underway

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi and Fer review a weekend that saw mixed results for all our teams, including Guillermo Barros Schelotto's f...

Episode 527: Argentina 4–1 Brazil, and a special guest

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's HOP is a long one, but not without reason: Sam, English Dan, Santi, Chris and special guest former professional footballer Andrés Gurrier...

Episode 526: previewing Uruguay v Argentina and Argentina v Brazil

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Santi and Andrés review a clásico de Avellaneda that saw the spoils shared and a disappointing result for River Plate, a...

Episode 525: Independiente win and Racing lose ahead of the clásico de Avellaneda

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Santi, Andrés and Chris look back on a weekend of action that saw the two Avellaneda sides get contrasting results ahead ...

Episode 524: Vélez sack Domínguez and Racing win the Recopa

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés are joined for the first time by Fer, the sport correspondent for the Buenos Aires Herald, who tells us why cha...

Episode 523: Boca exit the Libertadores and Vélez finally score in 2025!

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris begin with a look at Boca Juniors' elimination from the Copa Libertadores at the second round playoff st...

Episode 522: Vélez still winless and Boca's Libertadores campaign begins with defeat

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Chris and Andrés look at a round of league action that saw Vélez Sarsfield lose again and Tigre and Central Córdoba continue their u...

Episode 521: A mixed week for ... pretty much everyone

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look at a round and a half of matches that have seen everyone who'd played up to the start of recording ...

Episode 520: Estudiantes set the pace early on

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Estudiantes beat Racing 2–0 in round 3, and as such are the only team with a 100% (winning) record. Sam, English Dan and Andrés run the rule over t...

Episode 519: Vélez get their title defence off to an awful start

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Santi and Andrés look back on the first two rounds of the 2025 Apertura, in which the two Avellaneda giants took m...

Episode 518: the 2025 season is upon us

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! The 2025 Liga Profesional de Fútbol season kicks off on Thursday evening, and Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris are here to preview it ...

Episode 517: ¡VÉLEZ CAMPEÓN!

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vélez Sarsfield became the champions of Argentina on Sunday, and in this episode Sam, English Dan, Santi, Chris and Andrés review the final weekend ...

Episode 516: Central Córdoba win the Copa Argentina and previewing the Liga Profesional finale

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero became the first club from their province to win a major national title, beating Vélez Sarsfield...

Episode 515: ¡Racing campeón de la Sudamericana!

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday afternoon Racing Club beat Cruzeiro 3–1 in Asunción to lift the Copa Sudamericana, and this week Sam and Andrés are joined by not one ...

Episode 514: Racing are in a title race somehow?!

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we recorded this week's podcast – before Vélez Sarsfield's 1–0 win over Tigre – it looked like Racing might somehow be in the title race. ...

Episode 513: Racing reach the Sudamericana final; Lanús and River fall short

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi look back on a week that saw Racing reach their first continental final in 32 years by beating Co...

Episode 512: Continental semifinals and a special guest

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and special guest Chris Lee discuss this week's Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana semifinal first legs, th...

Episode 511: Another Messi hat trick and the rest of the CONMEBOL qualifiers

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look back on a double header of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers that saw Argentina draw a water polo match...

Episode 510: League action and Argentina gear up for Venezuela and Bolivia

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam, English Dan, Chris and Santi recorded early in the week this time, in order to preview Argentina's two Dibu Martínez-less World Cup qualifiers a...

Episode 509: Vélez slip up and Talleres close the gap

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris review a round of Liga Profesional matches that saw Talleres claim an away win over River Plate which, a...

Episode 508: River win the superclásico and advance to the Libertadores semis

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam, English Dan, Santi, Andrés and Chris got together this week to look back on a good week to be a River Plate fan, after the Millonarios edged Boc...

Episode 507: Vélez extend their lead, River get their priorities mixed up

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi review a weekend of Liga Profesional action that saw Vélez Sarsfield extend their lead at the top of th...

Episode 506: A win and a rare defeat for Argentina ... and the worst Brazil team ever?

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a double header of World Cup qualifying action that saw Argentina beat Chile and lose the Copa Amé...

Episode 505: Vélez go top as we head into the international break

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vélez Sarsfield have hit a fine run of form, and this week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend that saw them open up a little dayligh...

Episode 504: Independiente hold Racing in the clásico

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Santi look back on an Avellaneda clásico that saw Independiente battle to a goalless draw away to Racing. We also disc...

Episode 503: Huracán still top the league, and Gallardo is back

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés review two weeks of Liga Profesional action which saw Huracán hold on to top spot in the league while Marcelo ...

Episode 502: Bou's golazo is the highlight in a weekend with a lot of draws

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi review a round of Liga Profesional action that saw a lot of draws, but Walter Bou rescued us from yet an...

Episode 501: River bring back Gallardo and Julián Álvarez finally fails to win something

03 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi review last weekend's action in the Liga Profesional, which includes wiping some egg off our faces after...

Episode 500: two rounds of league action and the Olympics have begun

27 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're 500 episodes old, and to celebrate Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi got together to talk about not one but two rounds of Liga Profesional act...

Episode 499: ¡ARGENTINA CAMPEÓN! and ... all that other stuff

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi get together to review Argentina's 2024 Copa América final victory over Colombia ... but first w...

Episode 498: previewing the 2024 Copa América final

13 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sunday brings yet another final for Argentina, so on Friday evening Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Santi got together to review the quarter- and...

Episode 497: reviewing the Copa América group stage

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Copa América group stage is over, so this week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris review them – first in detail from Argentina's point of view...

Episode 496: Previewing the 2024 Copa América

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris give you a quick review of the main talking points from the last round of Liga Profesional action before...

Episode 495: Racing scrape a win; Independiente are still managerless

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Santi and Andrés review last weekend's Liga Profesional games, which saw a last-gasp win for leaders Racing over bottom-of-the-table R...

Episode 494: Racing into the lead and a special guest

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris welcome special guest Benjy Nurick, who's in town researching a book about how porteños do football. We look bac...

Episode 493: Tevez leaves Independiente, doubts around Demichelis and more

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Andrés and (for one half only) Santi discuss the second round of Liga Profesional matches, which saw an awful lot of draws. We talk ab...

Episode 492: the 2024 Liga Profesional is underway

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on an opening weekend of Liga Profesional action that saw Racing throw away two points in a go...

Episode 491: RIP César Luis Menotti and a Liga Profesional preview

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday César Luis Menotti, who managed Argentina to their first World Cup win and oversaw the creation of the structure around the country's natio...

Episode 490: who's into the Copa de la Liga semis?

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris look back over last weekend's Copa de la Liga quarterfinals and forward to Sunday and Tuesday's semifinals as the...

Episode 489: The Copa de la Liga quarterfinals are upon us

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris review an entertaining end to Group B in the Copa de la Liga and a really thrilling climax to Group A. They also ...

Episode 488: previewing the last round of Copa de la Liga group games

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Copa de la Liga group stage ends this weeke— well, in the first half of next week, actually, and Sam, English Dan, Santi and Chris are here to r...

Episode 487: Garnacho's first Argentina start and more

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on Argentina's two comfortable friendly wins over El Salvador and Costa Rica in the United Sta...

Episode 486: The Copa de la Liga takes a week off

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's pod was delayed by two days due to rain, so Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Santi met up on Friday evening to talk about last weekend...

Episode 485: Delusional Demichelis and tactical Tevez

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi look back on a Copa de la Liga weekend that saw an awful lot of draws, including one between Inde...

Episode 484: Godoy Cruz finally lose and a lower-league roundup

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Dan and Andrés round up the last couple of rounds of Copa de la Liga action, which saw Godoy Cruz lose for the first time (domesticall...

Episode 483: Reviewing the clásico weekend

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode follows one that we recorded last week and that, due to a combination of tiredness and busyness, Sam never uploaded. You'll be abl...

Episode 482: a great week for Racing and Argentina's Under-23s

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at two rounds of Copa de la Liga action that saw Racing score eight and concede only one, River have a good game and a bad one, and ...

Episode 481: the Copa de la Liga continues

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Dan and Andrés discuss a long 'weekend' of Copa de la Liga action that saw two thrashings, one fine turnaround and not an awful lot mo...

Episode 480: Independiente's perfect start ... after a less than perfect preseason

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Andrés, Dan and Santi bid farewell to Tony, who's hosting us as he appears on his final episode (at least as a regular panelist). We d...

Episode 479: previewing the 2024 Copa de la Liga

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Tony preview the Copa de la Liga, which kicked off moments before we started to record. We take a look ...

Episode 478: wrapping up the 2023 Copa de la Liga and Copa Argentina

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is our last one of 2023, and Sam, English Dan and Andrés meet to discuss the Copa de la Liga semis and final, which saw Rosario C...

Episode 477: the Copa de la Liga quarterfinals and more Boca electoral nonsense

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris review last weekend's Copa de la Liga quarterfinals, which saw three ties decided by shootouts. We also discuss R...

Episode 476: Copa de la Liga group stage ends, and Colón go down

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris look back on the final weekend of the Copa de la Liga group stage action and Colón's loss to Gimnasia o...

Episode 475: Argentina lose to Uruguay but beat Brazil – again

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, Dan, Chris and Andrés discuss a mixed international break for the Argentine national team, as their perfect start to World Cup 2026 qu...

Episode 474: previewing Argentina v Uruguay and Brazil v Argentina

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! Sam's returned from Europe, and Dan, Andrés and Chris fill him in on the main points of everything he's missed during the Copa de la Liga...

Episode 473: a post-clásico, mid-trip roundup

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First, sorry for the poor sound in this episode. Second, sorry for the fact that Sam had to scat the theme tune. In the middle of Sam's holiday, we ha...

Episode 472: Previewing the 2023 Copa de la Liga

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Copa de la Liga got underway last weekend, but because Sam's phone app lied to him a couple of weeks ago about when it would be, we'd already penn...

Episode 471: Two Argentine teams left standing in the Libertadores

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's a short episode this week, with Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris reviewing the Copa Libertadores exits of River Plate and Argentinos Juniors a...

Episode 470: Reviewing the 2023 Liga Profesional campaign

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've got plenty to get through this week: Sam, English Dan and Andrés review the 2023 Liga Profesional campaign and decide on the best players who w...

Episode 469: plenty of league goals, and Argentina's women lose their World Cup opener

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend that saw plenty of goals in the Liga Profesional, including a first domestic home defeat...

Episode 468: ¡River campeón!

22 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

River Plate have been crowned champions of Argentina again, and this week Sam, Andrés and English Dan look at the key players in their campaign and r...

Episode 467: River edge closer and the Sudamericana playoffs begin

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés can't quite give you the confirmation that River Plate have won the title, but Martín Demichelis's men are now...

Episode 466: River on the brink of the title

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(This week's episode is a little delayed being uploaded, but while River Plate have played since we recorded, they're still not champions yet: they dr...

Episode 465: We interview Sophia Braun, and the Libertadores groups come to an end

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's HOP is a little different from normal, because Sam and Tony met up on Thursday to interview Club León and Argentina midfielder Sophia Bra...