Palmeiras Plans Changes Ahead of Key Match Against Cruzeiro
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Palmeiras is a football team in Brazil. The team has an important game soon. They will play against Cruzeiro. This game is very important. People call it a decisive game.
The coach of Palmeiras may change the team's plan. This plan is called the formation. A formation shows where players stand on the field. The coach may also want players to improvise. This means they play without a fixed plan.
One player got injured. This means he got hurt. Because of this, Palmeiras may use a new defense. The defense is the players who stop the other team from scoring. This new defense has never played together before.
Another player, Murilo, is happy this week. He played his 250th game for Palmeiras. Murilo said he will keep showing raça and vontade. In English, this means strong fighting spirit and will to win.
Fans want Palmeiras to win the game against Cruzeiro. The team is working hard to prepare.
Vocabulary7 words
- decisive
- very important; it decides the result
- formation
- the way players stand on the field
- improvise
- to do something without a plan
- injured
- hurt in the body
- defense
- players who stop goals
- coach
- the person who trains the team
- fighting spirit
- strong will to try hard
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Answer key
1. Cruzeiro 2. A player is injured 3. 250
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Palmeiras is a football team in _____. The team has an important game soon.
They will play against _____.
This game is very important. People call it a _____ game.
The coach of Palmeiras may change the team's plan. This plan is called the _____.
One player got _____. This means he got hurt.
Because of this, Palmeiras may use a new _____.
Another player, _____, is happy this week.
He played his _____th game for Palmeiras.
Murilo said he will keep showing _____ and vontade.
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