Inter Host Monza: Lautaro Eyes Record, Monza Look to End Curse
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Inter Milan will play Monza in a Serie A football match.
Serie A is the top football league in Italy.
The match is on August 22, 2026.
Inter's striker Lautaro Martinez wants to reach a special record.
A record means being the best ever at something.
Lautaro plays as a striker.
A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
Monza have a bad history against Inter.
People call this a curse.
A curse means very bad luck that continues.
Monza want to change this bad luck.
Both teams will use their best players.
This list of best players is called the line-up.
Fans want to know the kick-off time.
Kick-off is when a football match starts.
People will also watch predictions for the game.
A prediction is a guess about what will happen.
Vocabulary7 words
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- record
- the best result ever
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- curse
- very bad luck that continues
- line-up
- the list of players in a team
- kick-off
- the start time of a match
- predictions
- guesses about what will happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. Inter and Monza 2. Reach a historic record 3. Their bad history, called a curse
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Inter Milan will play Monza in a _____ football match.
The match is on August _____, 2026.
Inter's striker Lautaro Martinez wants to reach a special _____.
Lautaro plays as a _____.
Monza have a bad history against _____.
People call this a _____.
Monza want to change this bad _____.
Both teams will use their best players, called the _____.
Fans want to know the _____ time.
People will also watch _____ for the game.