Mantova and Palermo Face Off: Starting Line-ups Announced
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Mantova and Palermo are playing a football match today.
Both teams have shared their starting line-up. This is the list of players who begin the game.
Palermo's coach is Inzaghi. A coach is the person who leads the team.
Inzaghi said his team will play "with a knife between the teeth." This means they will fight very hard.
Perin is back as the goalkeeper. A goalkeeper stops the ball from going into the goal.
Many Palermo fans are traveling to Mantova. Fans are people who support a team.
The tickets for away fans are sold out. This means there are no more tickets to buy.
People are calling this a "pink wall." Palermo's team color is pink, so fans use this word for a big group of supporters.
Vocabulary5 words
- starting line-up
- the list of players who start the game
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from entering the goal
- fans
- people who support a team
- sold out
- when all tickets are gone
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Answer key
1. Inzaghi 2. Goalkeeper 3. True
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Mantova and Palermo are playing a football _____ today.
Both teams have shared their _____.
Palermo's _____ is Inzaghi.
Inzaghi said his team will play "with a _____ between the teeth."
_____ is back as the goalkeeper.
Many Palermo _____ are traveling to Mantova.
The tickets for away fans are _____.
People are calling this a "pink _____."
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