Ecuador's Saritama injured ahead of Copa America

     QUITO, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador forward Luis Fernando Saritama has been injured just days before the Copa America in Argentina, coach Reinaldo Rueda said on Tuesday.

    Saritama was left out of the squad¹ following a leg injury he suffered last week during a local tournament, Rueda told reporters.

    "It's painful both for us and for the player. He has worked hard to be here and we hope he recovers," he said.

    Rueda said Saritama will be replaced by Giovanny Nazareno.

    The Ecuadorian team will travel to Argentina on June 28 for the continental² tournament where they will line up with Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela in Group B action.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。