Coach Ceni Criticizes Referee After Team's Loss
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Athletico-PR played against Bahia in a Brazilian football game. Athletico-PR lost the game.
After the game, the coach Rogério Ceni was angry. He talked about the referee. The referee's name is Daronco.
Ceni said Daronco was like a 'caseiraço'. This is a Brazilian word. It means the referee helped the home team too much.
Ceni also had an argument with a journalist. He did not agree with the journalist's questions.
In the game, a player named Mycael played very well. People called him a hero. Another player, Vargas, also played well for Athletico.
Fans can watch these Brazilian league games on TV or online. Many people like to guess the score before the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- referee
- a person who controls a sports game and makes decisions
- argument
- when people talk in an angry way because they do not agree
- journalist
- a person who writes news stories
- score
- the number of points or goals in a game
- defeat
- when a team loses a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- hero
- someone who does something very good
- brilliant
- very, very good
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- criticize
- to say bad things about someone
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings, like when something is not fair
- home team
- the team playing in its own city
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
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1. They lost 2. The referee, Daronco 3. True
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Athletico-PR played against Bahia in a Brazilian football _____. Athletico-PR lost the game.
After the game, the coach Rogério Ceni was _____. He talked about the referee. The referee's name is Daronco.
Ceni said Daronco was like a 'caseiraço'. This means the referee helped the _____ team too much.
Ceni also had an argument with a _____. He did not agree with the journalist's questions.
In the game, a player named Mycael played very well. People called him a _____.
Another player, Vargas, also played well for _____.
Fans can watch these Brazilian league games on TV or _____.
Many people like to guess the _____ before the game.
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