Latest / Ground Signal FM / Ground Signal: Sports — September 22, 2026

Transcript

Ground Signal: Sports — September 22, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

• 0:00
  Ground Signal Sports, September 22nd, 2026. On
• 0:04
  today's show, Copa Libertadores semifinals are
• 0:06
  set, four clubs, one trophy, one final in Montevideo.
• 0:09
  Copa Sudamericana gets its last 4 -2. The NFL's
• 0:13
  third week is done, and the picture is sharpening
• 0:16
  fast. Let's get into it. The Copa Libertadores
• 0:20
  quarterfinals are over, four clubs remain, and
• 0:23
  they represent everything that is electric about
• 0:26
  South American football right now. Flamengo are
• 0:29
  through after a gutsy away performance against
• 0:31
  Independiente del Valle. Down to 10 men, de Eresquieta
• 0:35
  stepped up to seal the aggregate win. That is
• 0:37
  the kind of moment that defines a Copa run, and
• 0:40
  Flamengo know it. Fluminense also advance. They
• 0:43
  dropped the second leg to Platins, lost the game,
• 0:45
  but held the aggregate at 3 -2. They showed composure
• 0:50
  under pressure. That is what semifinals require.
• 0:53
  The draw pairs Fluminense against Palmeiras in
• 0:56
  one bracket and Estudiantes de la Plata against
• 0:59
  Flamengo in the other. That is a signal four
• 1:01
  bracket. Two all -time clubs in Flamengo and
• 1:04
  Palmeiras, a resurgent Estudiantes and Fluminense,
• 1:08
  the defending champions, defending their crown.
• 1:10
  First legs are scheduled for October 13th through
• 1:13
  15th. Return legs follow October 20th through
• 1:16
  22nd. The final, November 28th, Estadio Centenario,
• 1:19
  Montevideo. The same ground where Libertadores
• 1:22
  was born. Conmebol is not subtle about the symbolism.
• 1:27
  Three of the four semifinalists are Brazilian.
• 1:30
  Palmeiras and Flamengo are already running first
• 1:32
  and second in the Brasileirão, 56 and 57 points
• 1:36
  respectively through 27 matches, a domestic title
• 1:39
  race and a continental title race at the same
• 1:41
  time. Brazilian football is pulling double weight
• 1:45
  this October. Estudiantes are the story on the
• 1:48
  Argentine side. A club with deep Copa history,
• 1:51
  four Libertadores titles, the last in 2009, back
• 1:54
  in the Final Four for the first time in years.
• 1:56
  La Plata against the Brazilian Giants. Every
• 1:59
  Argentine fan knows what this means. Now to the
• 2:04
  Copa Sudamericana. The other continental trophy
• 2:06
  and the semifinal bracket is equally compelling.
• 2:10
  Two matchups. Boca Juniors versus Vasco da Gama
• 2:13
  and Atletico Mineiro against Montevideo City
• 2:16
  Torque. First legs October 13th and 14th. Return
• 2:19
  legs October 20th and 21st. Final, November 21st
• 2:23
  in Barranquilla, Colombia. Boca Juniors need
• 2:26
  no introduction. This is a club built on continental
• 2:29
  conquest. Vasco da Gama bring a massive Brazilian
• 2:32
  fan base and the hunger of a side that is tired
• 2:35
  of being the second Rio club. Atletico Mineiro
• 2:37
  are the powerhouse of this field. City Torque
• 2:40
  from Montevideo are the long shot with everything
• 2:42
  to prove. Two CONMEBOL trophies with semifinals
• 2:46
  in October, back -to -back weeks. For anyone
• 2:49
  following South American football, this is the
• 2:51
  best month of the club calendar. Mark the dates.
• 2:54
  Shifting to North America, the NFL's third week
• 2:57
  is done, and the standings are starting to mean
• 2:59
  something. Here are the results that matter.
• 3:02
  Bills over Lions, 41 -31. Buffalo looks legitimate.
• 3:06
  Chiefs over the Colts, 33 -30. Kansas City needed
• 3:10
  a close one, but got it. The 49ers handled the
• 3:13
  Dolphins, 35 -13. And the Cowboys beat the Commanders,
• 3:17
  37 -20, Dallas making a statement early. Three
• 3:21
  weeks in, the early picture. Bills, Chiefs, Bengals,
• 3:25
  Eagles, Seahawks, 49ers, Vikings, and Raiders,
• 3:28
  all sitting at 2 -1 or better. It is early, but
• 3:32
  the AFC is shaping up as a two -horse race between
• 3:35
  Buffalo and Kansas City, same story, same rivals,
• 3:37
  every single year. Before the forward signal,
• 3:41
  a quick note on where to be this October. If
• 3:43
  you can get to Buenos Aires for Nostudiantes
• 3:44
  away leg, or to Rio for Flamengo at the Americana
• 3:47
  in the Copa Libertadores semis, go. These are
• 3:51
  not just matches, they are experiences built
• 3:53
  over decades of continental rivalry. The atmosphere
• 3:56
  will be unlike anything else on the sporting
• 3:58
  calendar this month. Forward signal. Three moments
• 4:02
  to lock in right now. One, Copa Libertadores
• 4:05
  semi -final first legs, October 13th through
• 4:07
  15th. Fluminense versus Palmeiras and Estudiantes
• 4:10
  versus Flamengo. Signal four. Two of these four
• 4:14
  clubs will be done when the second legs close.
• 4:17
  Two, Copa Sudamericana semi -final first legs,
• 4:20
  October 13th and 14th. Boca Juniors versus Vasco.
• 4:23
  Atletico Monero versus City Torque. Same stakes,
• 4:26
  different bracket, same intensity. Three. Formula
• 4:30
  One, Baku Grand Prix, September 24th through
• 4:33
  26th. The Azerbaijan Street Circuit. Championship
• 4:36
  standings are tight heading in. Watch for a race
• 4:39
  that can flip the title conversation entirely.
• 4:41
  That is Ground Signal. Sports for September 22nd,
• 4:45
  2026. Copa Libertadores. Copa Sudamericana. The
• 4:49
  NFL. And Baku on the Horizon. Stay locked. This
• 4:53
  is Ground Signal. Narration generated using artificial
• 4:57
  intelligence.