Rosario Central Looks to Recover Against Talleres in Córdoba
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Rosario Central is a football team from Argentina. People also call this team "Canalla". Central will play a match against Talleres in Córdoba, a city in Argentina.
Talleres has a new coach. His name is Jorge Sampaoli. A coach is the person who leads a football team. Fans want to know how Talleres plays with him.
Central lost a match in the Copa Libertadores. The Libertadores is a big football tournament in South America. A tournament is a group of games to find a winner. Central is now out of this tournament.
Central wants to play well again. The team wants to recover after this loss. To recover means to feel good again after something bad. This match in Córdoba is important for Central.
Every team has good and bad points. These are called strengths and weaknesses. A strength is something a team does well. A weakness is something a team does not do well. Central will look at Talleres' strengths and weaknesses before the game.
Vocabulary6 words
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- Libertadores
- a big football competition in South America
- tournament
- a group of games to find a winner
- recover
- to feel good again after something bad
- strengths
- good things a team can do
- weaknesses
- bad things a team cannot do well
Quiz
Answer key
1. Central and Talleres 2. Jorge Sampaoli 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rosario Central is a football team from _____. People also call this team "Canalla". Central will play a match against Talleres in _____, a city in Argentina.
Talleres has a new _____. His name is Jorge Sampaoli. A coach is the person who leads a football team. Fans want to know how Talleres plays with him.
Central lost a match in the Copa _____. The Libertadores is a big football tournament in South America. A tournament is a group of games to find a winner. Central is now out of this tournament.
Central wants to play well again. The team wants to _____ after this loss. To recover means to feel good again after something bad. This match in _____ is important for Central.
Every team has good and bad points. These are called strengths and _____. A strength is something a team does well. A weakness is something a team does not do well.