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Ground Signal: Sports — September 26, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  Ground signal. Sports. September 26th, 2026.
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  Today, four clubs have punched their tickets
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  to the Copa Libertadores semifinals, and two
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  classic rivalries are waiting in the Copa Sudamericana
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  last four. We've got the NFL's Week 4 Thursday
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  opener, the Brasilia -Rao title race heating
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  up, and Formula One's championship leader stretching
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  his gap. Let's go. We start in South America.
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  The Copa Libertadores semifinals are set. And
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  if you follow Brazilian or Argentine football,
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  this bracket is exactly what you wanted. On one
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  side, Fluminense against Palmeiras, an all -Brazilian
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  heavyweight matchup. Fluminense, defending their
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  deep Libertadores pedigree at the Americana.
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  Palmeiras, the most consistent club force in
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  South America over the past five years. The first
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  leg goes down on Wednesday, October 14th. On
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  one side, Fluminense against Palmeiras, an all
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  -Brazilian heavyweight matchup. Fluminense, defending
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  their deep Libertadores pedigree at the Americana.
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  Palmeiras, the most consistent club force in
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  South America over the past five years. The first
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  leg goes down on Wednesday, October 14th in Rio.
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  On the other side, Estudiantes de la Plata versus
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  Flamengo. Argentina versus Brazil. Estudiantes,
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  the club from the outskirts of Buenos Aires,
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  historically dangerous and deeply tactical, facing
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  Flamengo, the most supported club in South America.
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  First leg. On the other side, Estudiantes de
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  La Plata versus Flamengo. Argentina versus Brazil.
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  Estudiantes, the club from the outskirts of Buenos
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  Aires, historically dangerous and deeply tactical,
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  facing Flamengo, the most supported club in South
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  America. First leg, Thursday, October 15th at
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  Estadio Jorge Luis Hershey in La Plata. Both
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  semifinals feature Palmeiras and Flamengo, the
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  two Brazilian clubs who between them have dominated
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  continental football for the better part of a
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  decade. After the quarterfinals, Conmebol's own
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  team of the week featured three Palmeiras players
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  and three Estudiantes players. Form is there
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  on all four sides. The final is locked in for
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  November 28th at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.
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  Uruguay. Neutral ground. Historic venue. Someone's
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  going there. Now to the Copa Sudamericana, the
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  second Conmebol continental title, and the semifinal
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  draw there is equally loaded. Boca Juniors against
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  Vasco da Gama. First leg, Tuesday, October 13th.
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  This fixture hasn't happened in continental competition
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  for 25 years. Boca arrive unbeaten in all four
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  of their official meetings with Vasco. The Zenases
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  are playing for legacy. Vasco are playing to
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  prove they belong at this level again after years
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  rebuilding. The other tie, Atletico Monero versus
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  Montevideo City Torque. First leg, Wednesday,
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  October 14th. Atletico came through on penalties
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  against Santos. City Torque, the Uruguayan club
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  backed by Manchester City's parent group, won
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  their quarterfinal with a late goal. The final
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  is set for November 21st in Barranquilla, Colombia.
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  Shifting to the Brasileirão, Flamengo lead the
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  Serie A table with 54 points through round 26,
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  a three -point gap over Palmeiras at the top.
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  Cruzeiro and Mirasol are in the conversation,
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  but this title race is shaping up as a two -horse
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  sprint, and both horses are also in Libertadores
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  semifinals. The depth required to compete on
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  two fronts over the next six weeks will define
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  which club has the squad for both prizes. To
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  the NFL. Week four opened on Thursday night.
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  Atlanta Falcons 35, Green Bay Packers 14. It
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  wasn't close. The Falcons controlled from wire
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  to wire. Green Bay falls to 1 -2 and loses ground
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  early in the NFC North race. Atlanta moves to
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  1 -2 themselves, still not in strong playoff
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  position in the NFC South, but a statement performance
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  after a difficult start. Around the league entering
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  week four Sunday, in the AFC, the Chiefs, Raiders,
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  Bills, and Bengals all sit at 2 -0. In the NFC,
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  the Eagles, Seahawks, 49ers, and Vikings are
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  perfect through three. Sunday's marquee games
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  include Chiefs at Dolphins, Chargers at Bills,
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  and Ravens at Cowboys, a loaded afternoon for
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  the playoff picture. The AFC looks stacked early.
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  Four teams at 2 -0 rarely stay bunched this long.
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  Formula One. Kimi Antonelli continues to pull
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  away, 292 points, 81 ahead of George Russell
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  in second. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix ran today
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  here in Baku, September 26th, results coming
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  in as this episode was produced. Antonelli entered
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  the weekend with the championship in comfortable
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  territory. Next confirmed landmark, Singapore
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  on October 9th through 11th. If his lead holds
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  through Baku, the question stops being whether
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  he wins the title and starts being win. On the
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  road. If there is one sporting event worth traveling
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  to in the next two months, it's the Copa Libertadores
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  final. November 28th. Montevideo, you're away.
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  Estadio Centenario, one of football's great historic
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  grounds, built for the first World Cup in 1930.
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  It will host a South American final with four
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  of the continent's biggest clubs still alive.
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  Whether you're flying in from Buenos Aires, Sao
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  Paulo, Lima, or further, Montevideo for the Libertadores
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  final is worth the trip. Forward signal. Three
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  moments to lock in your calendar. One, Copa Sudamericana
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  semifinal first legs, Tuesday, October 13th,
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  Boca versus Vasco. Wednesday, October 14th, Atletico
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  Mineiro versus City Torque. Two ties, two nights,
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  everything on the line for a Barranquilla final
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  spot. Two, Copa Libertadores semifinal first
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  legs, Wednesday, October 14th, Fluminense versus
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  Palmeiras at the Maracana. Thursday, October
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  15th, Estudiantes vs. Flamengo in La Plata. The
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  road to Montevideo starts there. 3. NFL Week
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  4 Sunday slate, September 27th. Chiefs at Dolphins,
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  Chargers at Bills, Ravens at Cowboys. Four 2
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  -0 teams in the AFC all playing meaningful football
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  in September. That's unusual. Watch the Bills
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  -Chargers game. If Buffalo stays perfect, the
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  AFC picture clarifies fast. That is your ground
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  signal for Saturday, September 26th. 2026. Copa
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  Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, NFL, Brasileirão,
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  Formula One, all of it moving. The economy ball
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  semifinal weeks start October 13th. You ready?
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  This is Ground Signal, narration generated using
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  artificial intelligence.