From The Rio Times · Oliver Mason · · 1m 30s
Copa Libertadores Semi-Finals Tension Builds
Estudiantes and Flamengo face decisive Copa Libertadores semi-final clash in Brazil this week.
In brief
Estudiantes and Flamengo face decisive Copa Libertadores semi-final clash in Brazil this week. Estudiantes and Flamengo are tied after first leg of Copa Libertadores semi-finals with return match in Brazil on October 22. Originally reported by The Rio Times.
Copa Libertadores semi-finals
The second legs of the semi-finals are scheduled for this week, with Estudiantes needing a result in Brazil against Flamengo after their first-leg draw.
Brasileirão result
Botafogo edged Chapecoense 1, 0 on Saturday 17 October 2026.
Shanghai Masters doubles
Austrian pair Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner won their doubles semi-final 7, 5, 6, 3 and play for the Masters 1000 title today.
Prediction markets
Kalshi gives Santos Laguna a 26% chance to win the Liga MX Clausura, and Polymarket gives Flamengo a 60% chance to win the Brazil Série A as of October 27, 6:37 a.m. ET.
Copa Libertadores first leg
Estudiantes de La Plata drew 0, 0 at home with Brazil’s Flamengo in the first leg on 15 October 2026.
Copa Libertadores return match
The return leg is on Thursday 22 October at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, with kick-off at 21:30 Argentine time.
Shanghai Masters final
Miedler and Oberleitner face Francisco Cabral and JJ Tracy in the final after a straight-sets semi-final win.
Prediction markets details
Liga MX Clausura Champion: Santos Laguna 26% · Guadalajara 19% · America 15% (Kalshi, 556,072 contracts traded).
The essence
Estudiantes and Flamengo are tied after first leg of Copa Libertadores semi-finals with return match in Brazil on October 22.
