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- ↑ "Um campeão bom de bola". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- 1 2 "Que fim levou? Beto Bom de Bola, o Roberto Arantes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2024.