Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez pointed to history as evidence his reigning champions will again be contenders at the Copa America.
Tabarez led Uruguay to the title at the 2011 Copa America the country s 15th while he has previously taken his nation to the last four in 1989 and 2007.
The 68-year-old reckons that his record, plus Uruguay s historical dominance at the Copa America, means the title-holders deserve respect in Chile.
Concerning the statistics, I tell you it will be my fourth Copa America and I always played semi-finals and two finals, one time I got a win, and the other one I lost, Tabarez said on Friday.
But, this is history, it is something that happened.
It could be a historical trend. This one is Copa America number 44.
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