Oppose the Peru Uruguay

Posted on | Tuesday, July 19, 2011 | No Comments

Uruguay may move a step closer to becoming the most successful nation in the history of the America's Cup on Wednesday night, when they take place in the finals in Peru.

However, the coach Oscar Tabarez can not wait to be easy.

Uruguay is currently level with Argentina on 14 Copa America success, but with the Albiceleste already been dumped on the two long-time champions Brazil, men are now Tabarez favorites to win their first crown since 1995.

However, in a tournament that has produced a series of changes already - and Uruguay in the quarterfinals on penalties successfully stars in Argentina - Tabarez is not underestimating the threat posed by Peru in the semifinals tomorrow La Plata.

"If you paid attention to everything that was written before the America's Cup, is a surprise, but I know that Peruvian style of play, coaching staff, and seems in every tournament the team, which was not in the original calculations," he said.

"Maybe Peru and Venezuela drew attention to most, but not surprised.

"It 'will be a very difficult game, against the team that will be on tiptoe with Uruguay."

He added: "We have completed the minimum target we had planned before I came, I was going to repeat what we did in the last Copa America (reaching the semifinals) Now we see what goes against Peru .."

Uruguay and Peru have already faced once the Copa America this year, with the pair sharing a 1-1 draw in the opening game of Group C.

Peru took a 23rd minute lead thanks to Paolo Guerrero in the match, but Uruguay has responded with an equalizer right at the stroke of halftime thanks to Luis Suarez Tabarez and men might have taken the three points If Diego Forlan had made more than a later time.

Guerrero, who also scored the winner against Mexico, Peru, the second group match, said: "We are progressing, and meets all the objectives we have set in Peru, came to Argentina to play the final.".

Hamburg, the attacker does not get carried away, though, he added: "I do not yet have a final thought, before we have another final against Uruguay I'm sure this game will be a different story from the previous one.".

Peru won the Copa America twice before, with the most recent occasion being in 1975.