Cesena Hosts Avellino with Over 1,500 Fans Travelling
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Cesena will host Avellino in a Serie C football match at the Manuzzi stadium. More than 1,500 away fans are expected to attend, showing strong support for Avellino.
Cesena captain Diamanti spoke before the match about the team's main target for the season. He said the goal is survival, meaning the team wants to avoid relegation and stay in the same division next season.
Cesena coach Alessandro Nesta also spoke ahead of the game. He made an unusual comment about a player called Alino, comparing him to Peter Pan, the famous character who never grows old. This suggests Nesta sees something special or unusual in the player's style or attitude.
Nesta also discussed his plans for squad rotation. He said he will make changes to the starting lineup when he feels it is the right moment, rather than following a fixed plan.
Fans who cannot attend the match in person will be able to watch it on television. The game will be broadcast on Sky or Dazn, two major sports channels in Italy. The exact kick-off time was expected to be confirmed closer to the match.
Vocabulary8 words
- Serie C
- a level of Italian football below the top leagues
- away fans
- supporters who travel to watch their team play
- survival
- staying in the same league; not going down
- relegation
- moving down to a lower league
- squad rotation
- changing players in a team regularly
- starting lineup
- the players who begin the match
- kick-off time
- when a match starts
- broadcast
- shown on TV or radio
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Answer key
1. Over 1,500 2. Avoiding relegation 3. He will rotate players when he feels it is the right time
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Cesena will host Avellino in a _____ football match at the Manuzzi stadium. More than 1,500 _____ are expected to attend.
Cesena captain Diamanti spoke before the match about the team's main target. He said the goal is _____, meaning the team wants to avoid _____.
Cesena coach Alessandro Nesta compared a player called Alino to _____, the famous character who never grows old.
Nesta also discussed his plans for _____. He said he will make changes to the _____ when he feels it is the right moment.
The game will be _____ on Sky or Dazn, two major sports channels in Italy.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think clubs care so much about avoiding relegation?
- What might a coach mean by comparing a player to Peter Pan?
- Why do coaches use squad rotation during a season?
- Do you prefer watching sports live at the stadium or on TV? Why?
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