Colo Colo Coach Confirms Goalkeeper Plans for Copa Chile Match
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Fernando Ortiz is the coach of Colo Colo. He talked about his team's goalkeeper.
Fernando De Paul is a goalkeeper. He was hurt before. Now he is back with the team.
But De Paul will not play in the next game. Eduardo Villanueva will play instead.
The game is against Audax. It is part of the Copa Chile.
This is the first game of the round of 16. Sixteen teams are still in the competition.
Colo Colo wants to win and go to the final.
Many teams want to reach the final of the Copa Chile 2026.
Vocabulary5 words
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- round of 16
- a stage in a competition with sixteen teams left
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- final
- the last game that decides the winner
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1. A coach 2. Eduardo Villanueva 3. The Copa Chile
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Fernando Ortiz is the _____ of Colo Colo.
He talked about his team's _____.
Fernando De Paul is a goalkeeper. He was _____ before.
Now he is back with the _____.
But De Paul will not play in the next _____.
Eduardo Villanueva will play _____.
The game is against Audax. It is part of the Copa _____.
This is the first game of the round of _____.
Sixteen teams are still in the _____.
Colo Colo wants to win and go to the _____.
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