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- ↑ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ Ronaldo Lucena at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ Ronaldo Lucena at National-Football-Teams.com
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