Flamengo Disputes Document in Libertadores Confusion, Still Hopes for Final
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A football document has caused confusion in the Libertadores. The Libertadores is a big South American football competition. Flamengo is a football team from Brazil. Flamengo played a match against Estudiantes, a team from Argentina.
Before the match, Flamengo said no to the release of a player named Rojo. A release means a player can leave or play for another team. Flamengo did this one day before the game.
A man named Mauro Cezar Pereira talked about this problem. He said Flamengo did not agree with the release of Rojo.
Another man, Jardim, works with Flamengo. He thinks Flamengo can still play in the final match of the Libertadores. The final would be against Palmeiras, another Brazilian team.
Jardim said, "It is possible." He said Flamengo's legal team is working on the problem. A legal team helps with rules and documents.
Many fans want to know what will happen next. Flamengo hopes to go to the final. The final is the last and most important match of the competition.
Vocabulary8 words
- Libertadores
- a big football competition in South America
- competition
- a contest between teams or people
- release
- permission for a player to leave or play
- legal team
- people who help with rules and law problems
- final
- the last and biggest match of a competition
- document
- an official paper with information
- confusion
- when something is not clear
- match
- a game between two teams
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1. The Libertadores 2. The release of a player named Rojo 3. True
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A football _____ has caused confusion in the Libertadores.
Flamengo played a match against _____, a team from Argentina.
Before the match, Flamengo said no to the _____ of a player named Rojo.
Flamengo did this one day before the _____.
Mauro Cezar Pereira talked about this _____.
Jardim works with _____.
He thinks Flamengo can still play in the _____ of the Libertadores.
The final would be against _____, another Brazilian team.
Jardim said, "It is _____."
He said Flamengo's _____ is working on the problem.
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