Flamengo and Estudiantes Face Off in Copa Libertadores Semifinal
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Flamengo played Estudiantes in a big football match.
The game was part of the Copa Libertadores. This is a top football competition in South America.
The match was a semifinal. A semifinal is a game before the final.
Flamengo is a team from Brazil. Estudiantes is a team from Argentina.
The match happened at night in Brazil.
People could watch the game live on TV.
Before the game, fans learned the lineups. A lineup shows which players start the game.
Fans also learned the game's kickoff time.
Estudiantes also played games in Belo Horizonte. This is a city in Brazil.
The team also played at the Maracanã. The Maracanã is a famous stadium in Brazil.
Vocabulary15 words
- Copa Libertadores
- a big football competition for South American teams
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- semifinal
- a game played before the final game
- live
- happening now, shown at the same time it happens
- lineups
- lists that show which players will play
- kickoff
- the time a football game starts
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- final
- the last game that decides the winner
- Brazil
- a big country in South America
- Argentina
- a country in South America
- team
- a group of players who play together
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- night
- the dark time of day after evening
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Answer key
1. The Copa Libertadores 2. The semifinal 3. Yes
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Flamengo played _____ in a big football match.
The game was part of the Copa _____.
The match was a _____.
Flamengo is a team from _____.
Estudiantes is a team from _____.
People could watch the game _____ on TV.
Before the game, fans learned the _____.
Fans also learned the game's _____ time.
Estudiantes also played games in Belo _____.
The team also played at the _____.
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