Brazilian League News: Round 15

May 10, 2026, 22:41
South AmericaSports

Introduction

Many teams played in the 15th round of the 2026 league. Some teams changed their players to win more games.

Main Body

Palmeiras played Remo. The game started late because of bad weather. Alef Manga scored for Remo first. Then Sosa scored for Palmeiras. The game ended 1-1. Palmeiras is still first with 34 points. Flamengo is second with 27 points. They played Grêmio with new players. Vasco played Athletico-PR. Their coach used the best players because Vasco wants to stay in the league. Santos also changed players to try and win. Corinthians played São Paulo. Corinthians had problems because two players could not play. São Paulo used their best players. Their coach, Roger, put Ferreirinha in the attack.

Conclusion

Palmeiras is still the best team. Other teams are changing players to move up the table.

Learning

⚽ The 'Past' Pattern

Look at these words from the text:

  • Played
  • Started
  • Scored
  • Ended

The Secret: To talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

Example Shift: Play (Now) →\rightarrow Played (Yesterday) Score (Now) →\rightarrow Scored (Last game)

🚀 Useful Word Pairs

In A2 English, we connect ideas to make sentences longer. Notice how the text uses these:

  1. Because →\rightarrow Used for a reason. (The game started late because of bad weather)

  2. To →\rightarrow Used for a goal/purpose. (Changed players to win more games)

Vocabulary Learning

league (n.)
A group of teams that play games against each other.
Example:The football league has many teams.
round (n.)
A set of games played at the same time.
Example:This is the third round of the season.
teams (n.)
Groups of players who play a sport together.
Example:The teams practice every day.
players (n.)
People who play a sport or game.
Example:Players must stay focused during the match.
win (v.)
To be the best and beat the other team.
Example:We hope to win the championship.
games (n.)
Matches where teams compete.
Example:Games are played on weekends.
started (v.)
Began.
Example:The match started at 3 pm.
weather (n.)
Conditions outside like sun or rain.
Example:The weather was sunny today.
scored (v.)
Made points in a game.
Example:He scored two goals in the game.
points (n.)
Marks that show how well a team has played.
Example:They earned 10 points in the tournament.
coach (n.)
Person who trains and directs a team.
Example:The coach gave a speech after the game.
best (adj.)
The most good or strongest.
Example:She is the best player on the team.