Potenza Extends Lead as Bari Draws; Barletta Wins at Foggia After 12 Years
Potenza is a football team in Italy. Potenza plays in Serie C. Serie C is a league. A league is a group of teams. The teams play games all year.
This week, two other teams played a game. The teams were Picerno and Bari. The game ended 1-1. This means both teams scored one goal. Bianchi scored the goal for Bari.
Because the game was a draw, Bari did not win. A draw means no team wins. Now Potenza is in first place. Potenza is 9 points ahead of Bari. In football, points are very important. Teams get points when they win or draw games.
In another game, Barletta played against Foggia. Barletta won this game. This was special. Barletta did not win in Foggia for 12 years. Now, finally, they won again.
Fans of Barletta were very happy. The win was a big result for the team. Potenza fans were happy too. Their team is still top of the league.
Vocabulary9 words
- Serie C
- a football league in Italy
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- Picerno
- the name of an Italian football team
- Bari
- the name of an Italian football team
- goal
- a point scored in football
- draw
- a game where no team wins
- Foggia
- the name of an Italian football team
- result
- the final score or outcome of a game
- top
- in first place
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1. 1-1 2. 9 3. 12 years
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Potenza is a football team in Italy. Potenza plays in _____.
This week, two other teams played a game. The teams were _____ and _____.
The game ended _____. This means both teams scored one goal.
_____ scored the goal for Bari.
Now Potenza is in first place. Potenza is _____ points ahead of Bari.
In another game, Barletta played against _____.
Barletta did not win in Foggia for _____ years.
Potenza fans were happy too. Their team is still _____ of the league.
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