Milan Host Lecce in Serie A, Modric and Rabiot Start
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Milan faced Lecce in a Serie A match, which kicked off at 20.45.
Milan's coach brought back two important players for the game.
Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot both returned to the starting line-up.
This means they played from the beginning of the match, not as substitutes.
Lecce, on the other hand, had to make a change to their team.
Defender Tiago Gabriel was left out of the squad because of a neck problem, known as a stiff neck.
At the time of the report, the score between the two teams was 0-0.
Neither Milan nor Lecce had scored a goal yet.
The match was being followed live by fans through updates on the game.
Serie A is Italy's top professional football league, featuring the country's best clubs.
Milan is one of the most successful teams in Italian football history.
Lecce is a smaller club that competes in the same top division.
Fans were waiting to see if either team would break the deadlock as the match continued.
The return of Modric and Rabiot was seen as important for Milan's midfield strength.
Vocabulary10 words
- Milan
- a famous Italian football club
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- starting line-up
- the players chosen to begin a match
- stiff neck
- pain that makes it hard to move your neck
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- live
- happening in real time, as it occurs
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other in a competition
- midfield
- the middle part of a football team, between defense and attack
- substitute
- a player who replaces another player during a match
- deadlock
- a situation where no side is winning
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1. 0-0 2. He had a stiff neck 3. They returned to the starting line-up for Milan
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Milan faced Lecce in a Serie A match, which kicked off at _____.
Milan's coach brought back two important _____ for the game.
Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot both returned to the starting _____.
This means they played from the _____ of the match, not as substitutes.
Defender Tiago Gabriel was left out of the squad because of a _____ problem.
At the time of the report, the score between the two teams was _____.
Neither Milan nor Lecce had scored a _____ yet.
The match was being followed _____ by fans through updates.
Serie A is Italy's top professional football _____.
The return of Modric and Rabiot was seen as important for Milan's _____ strength.
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