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Copa Libertadores semi-finals are happening this week, with Flamengo facing Estudiantes and Fluminense hosting Palmeiras' return leg next week.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:43 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by The Rio Times: “Latin America Sports Daily for Tuesday, October 6, 2026”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:43 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSir, ma'am, or person with a very good point, we can start right now, because the Copa Libertadores semi-finals are happening this week.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlamengo open at Estudiantes in La Plata today, October fifteenth, and the return leg is in Rio on October twenty-second, The Rio Times reports.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFluminense hosted Palmeiras yesterday in the other semi-final, and the second leg is in São Paulo on October twenty-first!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlamengo also lead Brazil's top league with sixty points after twenty-eight rounds, three clear of Palmeiras.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThree points! That's a lead you could park a bus on.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Copa Sudamericana final is in Barranquilla on November twenty-first.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the random world news, Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem, though that's only a headline so far, with no full reporting behind it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the desk will take the request under advisement, and Hank will pretend he doesn't want to watch the semi-finals.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'll have the highlights on in a small window. Ask us anything at bbn.live.