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Ground Signal: Sports — September 29, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  Ground signal, sports. Today, the Copa Libertadores
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  semifinals are locked in, Brazilian clubs and
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  an Argentine giant are going to war, Copa Sudamericana
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  has Boca Juniors back in the Final Four, and
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  in the NFL, Chicago just handed Philadelphia
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  a statement loss on Monday Night Football. Three
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  sports. Multiple signals. Let's get into it.
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  Copa Libertadores. Signal four. The quarterfinals
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  are done and the semifinal bracket is set. Four
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  clubs remain standing. and three of them are
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  Brazilian. Fluminense, Palmeiras, and Flamengo
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  all advanced. The fourth semifinalist is Estudiantes
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  de la Plata out of Argentina, the one side that
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  didn't finish the group stage in Brazil's shadow.
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  Here's how the quarterfinals resolved. Fluminense
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  eliminated Platins on aggregate. Palmeiras went
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  through at the expense of Liga de Quito. Flamengo
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  beat... Independiente del Valle, the Ecuadorian
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  side that has been a disruptive force in conmoball
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  knockout football in recent years. And Estudiantes
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  eliminated Corinthians, surviving in a way draw
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  in the first leg before advancing in the return.
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  The semifinal pairings, Fluminense versus Palmeiras,
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  a Brazilian derby at the last four stage of the
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  Libertadores. That is a Signal 4 matchup on its
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  own. Two of the most decorated clubs on the continent
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  going head to head for a place in the final.
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  The first leg is in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday,
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  October 14th. The return leg is in Sao Paulo
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  on October 21st. The second semifinal, Estudiantes
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  versus Flamengo, Argentina versus Brazil, La
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  Plata versus Rio. This one carries weight across
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  both fan bases. Flamengo's global reach against
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  Estudiantes, a club with four Libertadores titles
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  and a history of punching above their weight
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  in continental football. First leg in La Plata
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  on October 15th. Return leg in Rio. on October
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  22nd. What to watch. If Fluminense and Flamengo
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  both advance, Brazil gets a Rio de Janeiro final
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  between two clubs separated by a crosstown rivalry.
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  If Estudiantes make it through, Argentina gets
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  a representative in the final for the first time
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  since River Plate's dominance earlier this decade.
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  The pressure is on every club at this stage.
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  No margin for error. Copa Sudamericana. Signal
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  3. The semifinals are also confirmed, and Boca
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  Juniors are in them. That is the headline from
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  this bracket. Boca advanced from the quarterfinals
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  by eliminating Sao Paulo on aggregate 2 -1, and
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  they are now in the Sudamericana Final Four for
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  the first time since the 2023 Copa Libertadores.
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  The tournament's second bracket, Atletico Monero
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  versus Montevideo City Torque. Boca's semifinal
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  opponent is Vasco da Gama, Argentina versus Brazil
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  again, this time in the Sudamericana. First leg,
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  October 14th. Return leg, October 21st. Boca
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  fans will tell you, this is the year. They have
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  been waiting for a continental title for over
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  two decades. Vasco is not the kind of opponent
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  you dismiss. They are physical, organized, and
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  at home in knockout football. The other Sudamericana
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  semi, Atletico Mineiro versus Montevideo City
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  Torque out of Uruguay. Atletico have been one
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  of the strongest clubs in CONMEBOL over the past
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  two years. Their run here is not a surprise.
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  Torque is the dark horse. A Uruguayan side in
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  the Copa Sudamericana semis is a significant
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  moment for Uruguayan club football. Same window,
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  first legs October 14th and 15th. National Football
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  League, signal two. Week three is done. The three
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  teams sitting at three and zero are the San Francisco
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  49ers, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Kansas
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  City Chiefs. Three unbeaten records going into
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  week four, one in the NFC West, one in the NFC
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  North, one in the AFC West. The Chiefs are defending.
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  The 49ers and Vikings are making a statement.
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  Monday Night Football, Chicago Bears 27, Philadelphia
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  Eagles 7. That is not a close game. The Eagles
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  were a Super Bowl contender heading into this
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  season. A 20 -point loss at home on national
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  television is a problem. Case Keenum drove three
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  touchdown drives for Chicago. Philadelphia drops
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  to 0 -3. That is a legitimate crisis for a team
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  with championship expectations. Other Week 3
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  results. Kansas City beat Miami 24 -10. Buffalo
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  beat the Chargers 24 -16. The Bills continuing
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  to look like a real contender in the AFC East.
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  The Raiders beat the Saints 35 -27. San Francisco
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  beat Arizona 36 -30. The early picture has Kansas
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  City, Buffalo, and San Francisco as the teams
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  with the most credible paths to the postseason.
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  On the road. Signal 3. If you are anywhere near
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  South America in October, the Copa Libertadores
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  semifinals are must attend. Specifically, Estadio
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  Jorge Luis Hershey in La Plata, Argentina, home
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  of Estudiantes, on October 15th, when Flamengo
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  come to town, that city will be electric. La
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  Plata has a footballing culture that is deep
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  -rooted and loud, and Estudiantes' Flamengo semifinal
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  in that stadium is a once -in, a season experience.
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  Forward signal. Three moments to watch. First,
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  Copa Libertadores semifinal first legs, Fluminense
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  versus Palmeiras. Wednesday, October 14th in
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  Rio, Estudiantes versus Flamengo, Thursday, October
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  15th in La Plata. Signal four potential if either
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  goes to extra time or away goals become decisive
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  in the second leg. Second, Copa Sudamericana
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  semifinal, Boca Juniors versus Vasco da Gama,
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  October 14th. Boca's pursuit of a continental
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  title makes this signal three minimum. If Boca
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  win the first leg, the pressure on the return
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  in Brazil becomes enormous. Third. NFL Week 4.
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  Watch the Philadelphia Eagles, 0 -3. Their next
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  game becomes a must -win for a team that should
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  be competing for a playoff spot. The NFC East
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  standings tighten with every Eagles loss, and
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  the teams behind them are not standing still.
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  That is the forward signal. This is ground signal.
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  Narration generated using artificial intelligence.