Rogério Ceni Reaches 200 Games at Bahia Before Big Derby
Rogério Ceni is the coach of Bahia football club. He has now worked for 200 matches with the team. This is a big number for a coach.
Bahia is in a difficult time right now. People call this a crisis. The team is not playing very well.
Soon, Bahia will play a big game. It is against Vitória. This kind of game is called a derby. A derby is a match between two teams from the same city or area.
The game is part of the Brasileirão. This is the main football league in Brazil. Many teams play in it every year.
Player Alejo Veliz also talked about the derby. Fans call this special match the Ba-Vi. It is a short name for Bahia versus Vitória.
Fans want to know when and where to watch the game. They also want to know who will play. This information is called the lineup.
Vocabulary8 words
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- matches
- games between two teams
- crisis
- a very hard, difficult time
- derby
- a game between two close rival teams
- Brasileirão
- the main football competition in Brazil
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- Ba-Vi
- the nickname for the Bahia vs Vitória game
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
Quiz
Answer key
1. 200 2. Vitória 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rogério Ceni is the _____ of Bahia football club.
He has now worked for 200 _____ with the team.
Bahia is in a difficult time. People call this a _____.
Soon, Bahia will play a big game against _____.
This kind of game is called a _____.
The game is part of the _____.
This is the main football _____ in Brazil.
Fans call this special match the _____.
They also want to know who will play. This is the _____.