Lazio Signs Striker Pinamonti from Sassuolo
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Lazio is a football club in Italy. The club wants a new striker.
The striker's name is Pinamonti. He plays for Sassuolo now.
Lazio will pay 3 million euros for him. There are also bonuses.
This is a permanent deal. Pinamonti will not go back to Sassuolo.
People call this news a transfer. Lazio wanted a new centre-forward for a long time.
Pinamonti was the top choice. But there was also another good player as an alternative.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a football player who tries to score goals
- bonuses
- extra money paid for good results
- permanent deal
- a move that is not temporary; the player stays
- transfer
- when a player moves from one team to another
- centre-forward
- a player who plays in the middle, near the goal
- alternative
- another choice
- club
- a team, like Lazio
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- million
- 1,000,000; a very big number
- euros
- the money used in Italy
- choice
- when you pick one thing
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
- news
- information about something new
- pay
- to give money for something
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1. Lazio 2. 3 million euros plus bonuses 3. False
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Lazio is a football club in Italy. The club wants a new _____.
The striker's name is Pinamonti. He plays for _____ now.
Lazio will pay _____ million euros for him. There are also _____.
This is a _____ deal. Pinamonti will not go back to Sassuolo.
People call this news a _____. Lazio wanted a new _____ for a long time.
Pinamonti was the top choice. But there was also another good player as an _____.
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