Coppa Italia: Frosinone, Verona and Lazio Play in Round of 32
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Today there were football matches in Italy. The games are part of the Coppa Italia. This is a big football competition in Italy.
Three teams played today. Frosinone played Juve Stabia. Verona played Entella. Lazio played Mantova.
These games are in the round of 32. This is an early round of the competition. Many teams play in this round.
This was the second day of games in this round. Some teams played on a different day.
People can see all the goals from the matches. They can also see the results. A result shows who won the game.
The Coppa Italia is different from the league. In the league, teams play many games all season. In a cup competition, a team must win to stay in the competition.
If a team loses, they are out. This is called a knockout competition.
Fans like the Coppa Italia. It is exciting because teams can lose and go home early.
Vocabulary9 words
- Coppa Italia
- a football cup competition in Italy
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- round of 32
- a stage in a competition with 32 teams
- round
- one stage in a competition
- goals
- points scored in a football game
- results
- who won or lost a game
- league
- a group of teams that play each other over a season
- cup
- a competition where losing teams leave
- knockout
- a game type where the loser leaves the competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. Three 2. The Coppa Italia 3. You leave the competition
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Today there were football matches in Italy. The games are part of the _____. This is a big football _____ in Italy.
Three teams played today. Frosinone played Juve Stabia. Verona played _____. Lazio played Mantova.
These games are in the _____. This is an early round of the competition. Many teams play in this round.
This was the second day of games in this round. Some teams played on a different day.
People can see all the _____ from the matches. They can also see the _____. A result shows who won the game.
The Coppa Italia is different from the _____. In the league, teams play many games all season. In a cup competition, a team must win to stay in the competition.
If a team loses, they are out. This is called a _____ competition.