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- ↑ Enzo Scorza arribó a Cusco para reforzar al Cienciano
- ↑ Υπέγραψε ο Σκόρτσα (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ Enzo Scorza – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ Ferrín nominó plantel que jugará el Sudamericano Sub 20
- ↑ "El Loco" Abreu y Enzo Scorza, citados para partido con Méjico