Goiás to Face Juventude in Série B Match
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Goiás will host Juventude this Tuesday in a Série B football match.
Série B is the second division of Brazilian football, below the top league Série A.
Juventude currently holds second place in the Série B table.
The team hopes to keep this vice-leadership position after the match.
Juventude also wants to end a long tabu against Goiás.
The team has not beaten Goiás in this competition for 22 years.
Goiás will play the match at home, which can give them an advantage.
Player Wellington Rato is expected to return to Goiás's lineup.
Fans are looking for information on where to watch the match live.
They also want to know the kickoff time and the starting lineup for both teams.
Both teams have important goals in this stage of the season.
Goiás wants to improve its position in the standings.
Juventude wants to protect its spot near the top of the table.
A win for Juventude would also break its long losing streak against Goiás.
The match is expected to attract strong interest from fans of both clubs.
Série B matches often decide which teams move up to Série A next season.
Because of this, every match late in the season becomes more important.
Supporters will follow the game closely to see how both teams perform.
Vocabulary10 words
- Série B
- the second highest level of football in Brazil
- vice-leadership
- the position of being second place in a table
- tabu
- a long period without a win against a specific team
- lineup
- the players chosen to start a match
- standings
- the table showing team positions in a competition
- kickoff
- the start time of a football match
- advantage
- something that helps a team do better
- streak
- a series of results in a row, like losses or wins
- division
- a level or group within a sports league
- promote
- to move a team up to a higher league
Quiz
Answer key
1. Second 2. 22 years 3. Wellington Rato
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Goiás will host Juventude this Tuesday in a _____ football match.
Série B is the second division of Brazilian football, below the top league Série A.
Juventude currently holds _____ place in the Série B table.
The team hopes to keep this _____ position after the match.
Juventude also wants to end a long _____ against Goiás.
The team has not beaten Goiás in this competition for _____ years.
Goiás will play the match at _____, which can give them an advantage.
Player Wellington _____ is expected to return to Goiás's lineup.
Fans are looking for information on where to watch the match _____.
A win for Juventude would also break its long losing _____ against Goiás.