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Ground Signal: Sports — October 17, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  South America's biggest club competition just
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  delivered, and the semifinal picture is wide
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  open. This is Ground Signal Sports, Saturday,
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  October 17, 2026. Palmeiras drew first blood.
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  The Verde beat Fluminense 2 -1 at the Maracana
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  on Tuesday night, taking a crucial away goal
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  advantage into the second leg. A win on hostile
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  turf. Palmeiras now have one hand on the final.
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  The second semi was scoreless. Estudiantes and
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  Flamengo played 0 -0 in La Plata on Wednesday.
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  Nothing decided, everything still to play for
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  when Flamengo hosts the return leg. Both second
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  legs land October 21 and 22. The winner of each
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  tie goes to the final in Montevideo, November
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  28. Copa Sudamericana semifinals are just as
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  dramatic. Vasco da Gama silenced La Bombonera.
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  Adson scored the only goal as Vasco stunned Boca
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  Juniors 1 -0 in Buenos Aires on Monday. Boca
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  now face a must -win at home in the return leg
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  on October 20. Atletico Monero went the other
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  way. They demolished Montevideo City Torque 3
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  -0 at Arena MR5 on Tuesday. Atleti are in full
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  control heading into October 21. The Sudamericana
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  final is set for Barranquilla on November 21.
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  Brasileiro Serie A Flamengo leads by 1 .61 to
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  Palmeiras 60 after 29 rounds. Copa Libertadores'
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  duty adds pressure. That title race has no margin
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  for error. Laiga MX Apertura is in Jornada 12
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  this weekend. America and Toluca have been the
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  frontrunners all tournament. Formula One. Kimi
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  Antonelli leads the Drivers' Championship with
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  340 points. After Singapore last week, his gap
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  is 102 points with six races remaining. The title
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  math is tightening fast. The next race is Austin.
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  The United States Grand Prix on October 23 -25.
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  NFL. Week 7 kicks off Sunday. The 49ers and Vikings
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  are both 5 -0. The Chiefs are 4 -0. Thursday
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  saw Seattle beat Denver 17 -14. keeping the Seahawks
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  in the playoff picture. Premier League. This
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  weekend, Slate features Liverpool at Brentford
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  and Arsenal at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Chelsea
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  and Everton open Saturday scoreless. The title
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  race stays fluid. If you're anywhere near Sao
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  Paulo next week, this is the one. Palmeiras host
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  Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores' second leg
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  on October 21 at Allianz Parque. A sold -out
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  crowd, knockout football, and a Montevideo final
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  on the line. Get there. Boca Juniors vs. Vasco
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  da Gama, Copa Sudamericana second leg, Monday,
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  October 20. Boca must win at La Bombonera. Palmeiras
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  vs. Fluminense, Copa Libertadores second leg,
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  Tuesday, October 21 at Allianz Park. NFL Week
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  7 Sunday slate, 49ers, Vikings, and Chiefs all
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  in action. Conference hierarchies get tested.
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  That's your signal for October 17. Stay sharp.
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  This is Ground Signal Sports.