Argentina Plays First Match of a New Era, Without Messi
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Argentina will play a football match against Bolivia. The game will be in the city of Córdoba. This is a very important match for Argentina.
For many years, Lionel Messi was the big star of the Argentina team. Now, Messi is not playing. This is a new time for the team. People call it a new era.
Two players, Julián and Lautaro, are now very important. Before, people talked about "Julián or Lautaro." Now, people say "Julián and Lautaro." This shows a change in the team.
This match against Bolivia is a test. It will show how good Argentina is without Messi. Fans want to see if the team can still win big games.
Argentina has played in Córdoba before. The city has a history with the national team. People in Argentina are excited and a little nervous about this new era.
Vocabulary5 words
- Bolivia
- a country in South America
- star
- a very famous and important player
- era
- a period of time
- test
- something that shows if you are good at a thing
- history
- things that happened before, in the past
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1. Bolivia 2. It is the first match without Messi 3. True
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Argentina will play a football match against _____. The game will be in the city of _____. This is a very important match for Argentina.
For many years, Lionel Messi was the big star of the Argentina team. Now, Messi is not _____. This is a new time for the team. People call it a new _____.
Two players, Julián and _____, are now very important. Before, people talked about "Julián or Lautaro." Now, people say "Julián _____ Lautaro." This shows a change in the team.
This match against Bolivia is a _____. It will show how good Argentina is without Messi. Fans want to see if the team can still win big games.
Argentina has played in Córdoba before. The city has a _____ with the national team. People in Argentina are excited and a little _____ about this new era.
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