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1244:"Il Seregno è in serie C, la nuova favola di Carlos França"
1268:(in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 24 July 2021
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962:"Colpo grosso Lecco, ecco Carlos França"
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65:1980-01-01
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769:Eurosport
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556:RG Ticino
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486:in 2014.
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