Flamengo Names Squad for Grêmio Match, Saúl and Valencia Return
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Flamengo is a big football team in Brazil.
Flamengo will play against Grêmio soon.
This match is part of the Brasileirão.
The Brasileirão is Brazil's main football league.
Flamengo showed its list of players for the game.
Two players are coming back to the team.
Their names are Saúl and Valencia.
They did not play in recent games.
Now they are ready to play again.
Fans are happy about this news.
A football writer named Mauro Cezar talked about the game.
He said Grêmio makes Flamengo's job harder.
This is because Flamengo will not play with its best team.
Many fans want to know where to watch the match.
The game time and team lineup will be shown soon.
Vocabulary3 words
- squad
- all the players on a team
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Saúl and Valencia 2. Brasileirão 3. False
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Flamengo is a big _____ team in Brazil.
Flamengo will play against _____ soon.
This match is part of the _____.
The Brasileirão is Brazil's main football _____.
Flamengo showed its _____ of players for the game.
Two players are coming back to the _____.
Their names are Saúl and _____.
They did not play in recent _____.
A football writer named Mauro Cezar talked about the _____.
He said Grêmio makes Flamengo's job _____.
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