América de Cali to Host Independiente Medellín in Liga BetPlay
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América de Cali will play at home on 12 October 2026.
The other team is Independiente Medellín. People also call this team DIM.
This game is part of the Liga BetPlay. It is the top football league in Colombia.
The match is important for the standings. The standings show which teams are winning the most games.
The coach of América de Cali is David González. He picked 20 players for this game.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it online. This is called a live stream.
The game is free to watch for many fans.
Fans want to see América win. A win can help the team move up in the standings.
Vocabulary15 words
- Liga BetPlay
- the main football league in Colombia
- standings
- a list that shows which teams win the most games
- live stream
- watching a game on the internet while it happens
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- convoked
- called players to join the team for a game
- home game
- a game played in a team's own stadium
- classification
- the position a team has in the league table
- squad
- all the players chosen for a game or season
- fans
- people who support a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- online
- connected to the internet
- free
- costing no money
- win
- to be first; to beat the other team
- team
- a group of players who play together
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Answer key
1. Independiente Medellín 2. 20 3. True
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América de Cali will play at _____ on 12 October 2026.
The other team is _____ Medellín.
This game is part of the _____.
The match is important for the _____.
The coach of América de Cali is _____ González.
He picked _____ players for this game.
People can watch the game on TV or _____.
The game is _____ to watch for many fans.
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