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References
- ↑ "Toronto Metros sign four local Portuguese to one-week contracts". The Globe and Mail . July 24, 1971. p. 30.
- ↑ "Portuguese help Metros". Toronto Daily Star . July 24, 1971. p. 36.
- ↑ "NASL-Salvador Volpati". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
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