Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco (; born 29 May 1985) is an Argentine retired professional
footballer
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who last played as a
forward
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for
Newell's Old Boys. He has also played for clubs in
Mexico
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,
Greece
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, the
United Arab Emirates
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,
England
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and
Brazil
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.
Club career
Newell's Old Boys
The
Newell's Old Boys youth program quickly picked this young man up, and he was just nineteen when he made his debut in the Argentine top flight against
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
. He scored 17 goals in 75 games and played alongside players such as
Fernando Belluschi and
Ariel Ortega in the championship winning team of
Apertura 2004. He also scored a very important goal for
Newell's Old Boys against
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
scoring in the 82nd minute putting his club 1–0 up. In the summer of 2006 Scocco signed for
Pumas UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...
for a fee of $3.5m, but stated to the newspaper «Reforma» that one day he would return to
Newell's Old Boys.
"El
Tucán", was a regular fixture in the
Newell's Old Boys setup, and during the Clausura 2006 season he scored nine goals in 18 games, but better was to come in the 2006 edition of the Libertadores where Newell's reached the knockout stage. Scocco's four goals in just five starts were crucial to their campaign. Scocco wore the number 32 in the famous red and black shirts.
When
Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti took over
Pumas UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...
, and his main strikers
Joaquín Botero
Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 10 December 1977) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is the second all-time top goalscorer for the Bolivia national team with 20 goals, and was the top goalscorer in world foo ...
and
Bruno Marioni
Bruno Marioni Giménez (born 15 June 1975, in Paraná) is a retired Argentine striker who preferred to attack from the sides. He is currently the manager of Liga de Expansión MX team Venados.
Career
Marioni made his debut under the last n ...
left he was willing to sign Scocco for $3.5m.
Club Universidad Nacional
In 2006, Scocco joined Mexican side Pumas for $3.5 million. He made his debut against
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
, and during his second appearance against
Veracruz
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he scored his first goal, from the goal kick. Scocco also scored a hat-trick for Pumas against Querétaro. Scocco scored his last goal for
Pumas UNAM
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against
Veracruz
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, gaining
Pumas UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...
4–2. Scocco was a mainstay in the Pumas starting team, his strike partner was
Esteban Solari
Esteban Andrés Solari Poggio (; born 2 June 1980) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker, currently Manager (association football), manager of Malaysi ...
. Scocco ended his career at Pumas with 53 appearances and 18 goals.
Scocco reinforces the
Deportivo Toluca
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borrowed from the
Pumas UNAM
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order by
Americo Gallego in the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores 2007.
AEK Athens
Scocco signed a three-year contract with
AEK Athens on 18 June 2008. AEK Athens signed Scocco for a fee of €1.5 million and will be earning €400,000 per year. Scocco was the fourth Argentine
AEK Athens player. The others are
Sebastián Saja
Diego Sebastián Saja (born 5 June 1979) is an Argentine football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami CF.
He spent most of his professional career with San Lorenzo, Racing Club a ...
,
Ismael Blanco and
Cristian Nasuti
Cristian Javier Nasuti (born 6 September 1982) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
Nasuti started his career with Platense in the Argentine Primera B Nacional (Second Division) in 2001. He was spotted by Riv ...
.
During his time at AEK, Scocco has been mostly used as a right winger and sometimes also as a second striker which was his preferred position.
Scocco also scored two goals past Olympiacos on 6 January 2010 and won AEK the match 2–1 away in the
Karaiskakis Stadium
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. This performance earned him the Man Of The Match award and certainly his remarkable 40 yard free kick, his second goal. The following week he scored against
Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to:
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and then Panathinaikos. Scocco also scored a goal against
Panthrakikos
Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first time. ...
and a free kick against
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
one minute before the end of the match making the score 1–1.
On 16 September 2010, Scocco scored the third and final goal on AEK's first European match against
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
. This was the first goal of the season for Scocco. AEK won the match 3–1. Three days later Scocco scored with a 30-yard shot against
Asteras Tripolis
Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...
. On 17 October 2010, Scocco scored a 40-yard strike against
Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...
, and followed up with a second goal for a 4–0 victory.
On 25 November 2010, Scocco renewed his contract with AEK signing a new three-year deal which would keep him at the club until 2013. Scocco's contract was worth €3.6 million, earning €1 million per year and a buy-out clause worth €3 million for foreign teams
On 18 May 2011, Scocco scored a 38-yard shot against
PAOK Thessaloniki
PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...
for AEK to take the lead in a 2–1 defeat. Due to financial problems, AEK Athens had to sell Scocco (cheaper than his buy-out clause, if necessary), to relieve itself of his expensive contract.
He left the club after 120 appearances (33 goals, 29 assists) in all competitions.
Al Ain
In June 2011, Scocco joined
Al Ain FC
Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many spo ...
for €2.8 million signing a contract worth €4.8 million per season plus a €1 million bonus if Al Ain win the UAE Championship. In the season
2011–12 UAE Pro-League, Al Ain won the championship and later he left UAE by not signing a new contract deal due to family reasons. In August 2011, Scocco was loaned to
Newell's Old Boys to return to Argentina and his family after a six-year absence from his home country.
Return to Argentina and Newell's
Scocco returned to his homeland, Argentina, to join
Newell's Old Boys, his first professional team, as well as other Argentine stars such as
Gabriel Heinze and
Maxi Rodríguez
Maximiliano "Maxi" Rubén Rodríguez (; born 2 January 1981) is an Argentine former footballer. Nicknamed ''La Fiera'' (''The Beast'' in English), he was commonly used as a winger on both flanks but could also operate as an attacking midfielde ...
. Newell's finished second for the Championship, as a result to enter to
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
of the next season. Scocco played an important role for his team, scoring 13 goals and became the top scorer of the league alongside
Facundo Ferreyra of
Vélez Sársfield. During the season Newells rejected a €3 million offer from
Fenerbahçe considering the offer too low, having set Scocco 7m buy out clause. His impressive performances in
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
, Copa Libertadores and his two-goal debut in the national team against
Brazil
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attracted the interest of
Atlético Madrid
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.
Scocco also led his team to win the 2013 Torneo Final championship and proceed to the Final of the
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
against the 2012 Torneo Inicial winners,
Vélez Sársfield, the team who deprived Newell's of the first place. Scocco scored 11 goals for his team and retained his position as top scorer of the Championship in 2013 season, sharing his position, this time with
Emanuel Gigliotti
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He is often known as ''El Puma'' (The Puma).
Club career Early career
Born in Buenos Aires, Gigliotti represented Platense ...
of
Colón. On 30 June, Newell's lost 1–0 on the final of the Championship although dominating in all the duration of the match. Newell's reached
2013 Copa Libertadores
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semi final, that they were eliminated by
Ronaldinho's Atlético Mineiro in a penalty shootout (2–0 loss in the real time, in a 2–2 aggregate followed by the Newell's 2–0 victory on the first leg). Scocco scored six goals in the tournament and finished second scorer alongside
Diego Tardelli
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, behind
Jô
João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as Jô () or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer.
He has previously played for Nagoya Grampus, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional, Atlétic ...
.
Internacional
On 1 July 2013, Scocco joined
Internacional
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for €4.25 million rejecting the offer from
São Paulo FC
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. On 15 August, Scocco scored two goals in a minute against
Botafogo
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in a 3–3 draw.
Sunderland
On 30 January 2014,
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
completed the transfer of Scocco for €3.65 million, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal, as one of
Gus Poyet's four transfer window signings.
Asked about Scocco in April, South American football expert
Tim Vickery wrote in his ''weekly BBC Sport'' column: ''"He might not be a big target man centre-forward, but he has some penalty area presence and moves outside the area with fluidity and intelligence."'' Although
Sunderland
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avoided relegation the one-cap Argentina international failed to score in eight appearances, all of which came from the bench. He was an unused substitute as the side lost the
2014 Football League Cup Final 3–1 to
Manchester City
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on 2 March.
On 23 July 2014, Sunderland confirmed his departure back to Argentina, returning for his third spell with
Newell's Old Boys.
Newell's Old Boys, third spell
On 13 July 2014, Scocco joined Newell's Old Boys for €2.7 million, on a five years' contract. On his presentation at
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, 7,000 fans were gathered in the stadium. He was given his favourite number, "32".
After the 2014–15 season Scocco's future at
Newell's Old Boys was in doubt and he was linked with a return to AEK Athens. Eventually, despite the improved offer by AEK, Nacho Scocco has decided to stay at
Newell's Old Boys.
In June 2017 Scocco was again linked with a return to AEK Athens. Newell's Old Boys was dealing with financial problems leaving the 32-year old unpaid for over five months.
He left the club after 155 appearances (67 goals, 13 assists) in all competitions.
River Plate
On 29 June 2017, Scocco chose River Plate as his next destination, signing a three-year contract for a transfer fee of $3,000,000. The transfer procedures lasted for days, as Judge Fabián Bellizia, who runs the Newell's trust, rejected
River Plate's first offer of $1,800,000. Despite an initial offer of $2,600,000 from
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, wh ...
and the loan of
Lucas Albertengo being rejected, Scocco insisted to play in the
Monumental. The manager of River Plate wanted to have Scocco as soon as possible, as he would replace
Sebastián Driussi
Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
River Plate
On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Pla ...
who joined
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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for €20 million. On 4 July 2017, he made his debut in the club as a starter in a 2–0 away win against
Guarani FC in the
2017 Copa Libertadores
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.
On 21 September 2017, he scored five goals for River Plate in their 8–0 comeback home 2017 Copa Libertadores quarterfinals win against Bolivian side
Jorge Wilstermann
Jorge Wilstermann (; 23 April 1910 – 17 January 1936) was the first Bolivian commercial pilot. The son of a mechanic who worked for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Wilstermann took an interest in aviation, and became Bolivia's first civilian aviator. J ...
.
On 8 October, Scocco continued to impress, scoring two goals in three minutes in a 3–0 victory over
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. in the
Copa Argentina. In total, in 11 appearances with the club, he has scored 11 goals and had one assist.
On 1 November 2017, in the Copa Libertadores semifinals games against rivals
Lanús was the key scorer in both games, but was not enough to avoid the exclusion from the final.
On 9 December 2017, in the
2017 Copa Argentina Final
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River Plate defeated Atlét ...
he opened the score in the 2–1 win game against
Atlético Tucumán.
On 4 February 2018, Scocco scored a wonderful goal in a 2–0 home win game against
Club Olimpo. 'Nacho' received the ball in the centre of the field, swivelled around and with 8 touches ran more than half the length of the field, dribbling past five outfield players before he left goalkeeper
Jorge Carranza
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Career statistics
Club
.
Honours
;Instituto
*Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, i ...
on his backside with a feint, and slotted the ball into the net. Fans claimed that was the best goal of the last decade in international football.
On 14 March 2018, Scocco (69') scored two minutes after his entrance in the game, sealing
River Plate's 2–0 win against rivals
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
in the
2017 Supercopa Argentina
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game played at
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in
Mendoza. On 19 March 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win game against
Club Atlético Belgrano. On 23 September 2018, he scored in a 2–0 away derby against rivals
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
. Scocco helped his club to reach
2018 Copa Libertadores final, but an injury to the right calf, will definitely be left out of the first final, on 10 November 2018, of the Copa Libertadores against Boca Juniors at Bombonera. Scocco's injury occurred in the first half of the game that River lost last weekend against
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...
, 1–0 by the
Superliga.
River Plate's coach
Marcelo Gallardo
Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (; born 18 January 1976) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player who last managed River Plate. Gallardo began his career in the club's youth divisions, and made his debut in the Argentine Primera D ...
's idea is to preserve him so that he gets in good condition for the rematch, on Saturday the 24th.
Scocco began the
2019-20 season as a substitute of
Rafael Santos Borré, but he succeeded to have four goals in the league this year, and has struggled as a replacement for most of the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
games on a path that brings River Plate to the
2019 Copa Libertadores final for the second consecutive season, this time against
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
.
Newell's final spell
After the end of his contract with River Plate at 1 July, Scocco returned once again to Newell's in order to end his career at his childhood club. At 35 years of age, a club legend, Newell's announced his return with an
instagram
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post with his 32-numbered shirt with the description ''"Nacho is back! The heart rules and Scocco knows it. Happy that you are in your place again. Welcome to the Park!''.
International career
Argentina Under-20
Scocco started his youth international career in 2004, Scocco has had 12 appearances and scored three goals, he made his debut against
Colombia
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on 27 July 2004. On 3 November 2004, Scocco made his second appearance against
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
and scored in the 77th minute making
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
2–0 up. Scocco was also called up to be part of the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
. Scocco played two matches in the tournament against
Uzbekistan
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on 1 December 2005 and against
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
on 4 December 2005. Scocco also played alongside
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...
and
Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest playe ...
.
Argentina
On 15 April 2005,
José Pekerman called up Scocco for a friendly against
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
but didn't make an appearance. On 3 June 2005, Scocco was called up for another friendly for
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
against
Puerto Rico
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, but pulled a hamstring and was forced out for a couple of weeks and was not included in the match.
After impressing Argentine coach
Alfio Basile, Scocco was called up for an unofficial friendly match against
Guatemala
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on 6 February 2008, Scocco played 20 minutes in the match and came on for
Ezequiel Lavezzi. Scocco was also included in the 21 man squad against
Venezuela
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on 20 August 2008.
Scocco was included in the squad for the
2012 Superclásico de las Américas
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The first leg wa ...
. He made his debut on the senior team playing the second leg, scoring two goals and also his penalty at the
penalty shootout.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scocco goal.''
Honours
Newell's Old Boys
*
Primera División
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:
2004 Apertura,
2013 Final
AEK Athens
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Greek Cup:
2010–11
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Al Ain
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UAE Pro-League
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:
2011–12
River Plate
*
Copa Argentina:
2017
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,
2019
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Supercopa Argentina:
2017
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Copa Libertadores
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:
2018
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Recopa Sudamericana
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:
2019
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Individual
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Top scorer of Primera División Argentina:
2012–13
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,
2013–14
*Awards Nova
Super League
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Team of the year: 2009–10
References
External links
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Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scocco, Ignacio
1985 births
Living people
Association football forwards
People from General López Department
Argentine footballers
Argentina international footballers
AEK Athens F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Premier League players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Al Ain FC players
Sport Club Internacional players
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate footballers in England
Argentine Primera División players
Liga MX players
Super League Greece players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
UAE Pro League players
Argentine people of Italian descent
Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province