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

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 Marcelo Gallardo step down as River Plate manager, signing off with a 3–1 win over Banfield, Independiente Rivadavia continue their excellent start to the season and Independiente (de Avellaneda) have a torrid week in Mendoza (not for the first time). As well as all that, Lanús followed up last week's home win with an away win after extra time over Flamengo to claim the Recopa Sudamericana.

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Episode 556: Gallardo leaves River and Lanús win the Recopa Sudamericana is an episode from Hand Of Pod by Sam Kelly.

This episode is 01:15:31 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2026.

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