Juventus Train Before Match Against Celta Vigo
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Juventus is a big football team from Italy. They will play a match against Celta Vigo. Before the match, the team had a training session. This is called a rifinitura. It is the last practice before a game.
Two coaches talked to journalists before the match. Their names are Spalletti and Conceicao. They gave their opinions about the game. They talked about the team and the plan for the match.
A Juventus player also talked to journalists. People compare him to Mohamed Salah. Salah is a very famous football player. The Juventus player answered questions about this comparison. He talked about his own game and style.
Fans are excited for the match. Celta Vigo is a football team from Spain. The game between the two teams will be important. Many people want to watch it.
Vocabulary15 words
- rifinitura
- the last training before a game; getting ready
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- journalist
- a person who writes news
- comparison
- saying two things are similar
- famous
- known by many people
- opinion
- what a person thinks
- training session
- time when a team practices
- match
- a game between two teams
- plan
- an idea for what to do
- style
- the special way someone does something
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- excited
- feeling happy and interested
- important
- very big in meaning
- answer
- to say something back
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1. The last training before a match 2. Mohamed Salah 3. True
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Juventus is a big football team from _____. They will play a match against Celta Vigo. Before the match, the team had a _____ session. This is called a rifinitura. It is the last _____ before a game.
Two coaches talked to _____ before the match. Their names are Spalletti and _____. They gave their opinions about the team and the _____ for the match.
A Juventus _____ also talked to journalists. People _____ him to Mohamed Salah. Salah is a very _____ football player. The Juventus player answered questions about this _____.
Fans are _____ for the match. Celta Vigo is a football team from _____. The game between the two teams will be important.
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