Company Linked to Marcos Lamacchia Wins Auction for Vasco's Football Club Shares
A company won an auction for Vasco da Gama's football club shares.
The company belongs to Marcos Lamacchia. Vasco is a big football team in Brazil.
This win is a big step for the company. It can now become the new owner of Vasco's SAF
SAF means a special company that runs a football club.
The news made some people angry. Leila Pereira works for another team called Palmeiras.
Some people at Palmeiras want Leila's husband to leave his job. He is connected to the Vasco auction.
Bap, Leila Pereira, Pedrinho, and Textor talked about the sale. They did not agree with each other.
They said angry words about the sale of Vasco's SAF.
This story is about football business in Brazil. Many fans want to know who will own Vasco.
Vocabulary3 words
- auction
- a sale where people offer money to buy something; the highest offer wins
- step
- one small part of a bigger plan or action
- SAF
- a special kind of company that owns and runs a football club
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Answer key
1. Marcos Lamacchia's company 2. A company that runs a football club 3. False
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A company won an _____ for Vasco da Gama's football club shares.
The company belongs to Marcos _____. Vasco is a big football team in Brazil.
This win is a big _____ for the company. It can now become the new owner of Vasco's _____.
SAF means a special company that _____ a football club.
The news made some people _____. Leila Pereira works for another team called Palmeiras.
Some people at Palmeiras want Leila's _____ to leave his job.
Bap, Leila Pereira, Pedrinho, and Textor talked about the _____. They did not agree with each other.
They said angry words about the sale of Vasco's _____.
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