Juventus Play Friendly Match Against Their Next Gen Team
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Juventus played a friendly match at 18:00. They played against Juventus Next Gen. Next Gen is the club's second team. Young players play for this team.
The coach of Juventus is Spalletti. He picked the players for the match. He put Douglas in a special position. This position is called the trequarti. It means an attacking midfield spot.
Spalletti also chose his squad for the game. He picked players like Di Gregorio and David. Di Gregorio is a goalkeeper. David is a forward.
People think these choices give clues about the transfer market. This means fans think the choices show who may leave or join the team.
The match helped the coach test his players before the new season.
Vocabulary8 words
- friendly
- a game that is not part of a real competition
- second team
- a team with younger or newer players from the same club
- trequarti
- an attacking position between midfield and forward
- squad
- the group of players a coach picks
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- forward
- a player who tries to score goals
- clues
- small signs that help you understand something
- transfer market
- the system where football clubs buy and sell players
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1. 18:00 2. Juventus Next Gen 3. In the trequarti position
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Juventus played a _____ match at 18:00. They played against Juventus Next Gen. Next Gen is the club's _____ team. Young players play for this team.
The coach of Juventus is Spalletti. He picked the players for the match. He put Douglas in a special position. This position is called the _____. It means an attacking midfield spot.
Spalletti also chose his _____ for the game. He picked players like Di Gregorio and David. Di Gregorio is a _____. David is a _____.
People think these choices give _____ about the _____ market. This means fans think the choices show who may leave or join the team.
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