Palermo Face Lecce in Coppa Italia at Sold-Out Barbera
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Palermo played Lecce in a football match.
The game was part of the Coppa Italia. This is a big Italian football cup.
The match was at the Barbera stadium. It is Palermo's home stadium.
All the tickets for the match sold out. This means the stadium was full.
The Palermo coach is Filippo Inzaghi. He is also called the manager.
Inzaghi said Lecce was a good test. He wants his team to play well before the league season starts.
The league is the normal football competition during the year.
Both teams played their best players. These players are the starting lineup.
Fans were excited for the game. They wanted to see good football before the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Coppa Italia
- a big football cup competition in Italy
- cup
- a competition where teams play to win a prize
- Barbera
- the name of Palermo's football stadium
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- sold out
- all tickets are gone; no more space
- manager
- the person who leads a football team
- test
- something that shows how good you are
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other in a season
- season
- the months when football is played
- competition
- games where teams try to win
- starting lineup
- the players who begin the game
- coach
- another word for manager
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- home
- the team's own stadium or city
Quiz
Answer key
1. At the Barbera stadium 2. The Coppa Italia 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Palermo played Lecce in a football _____.
The game was part of the _____. This is a big Italian football cup.
The match was at the _____ stadium. It is Palermo's home stadium.
All the tickets for the match _____ out. This means the stadium was full.
The Palermo coach is Filippo Inzaghi. He is also called the _____.
Inzaghi said Lecce was a good _____.
He wants his team to play well before the _____ season starts.
Both teams played their best players. These players are the _____.
Fans were excited for the game. They wanted to see good football before the new _____.