After the 1-1 between Uruguay and Paraguay, the coach Oscar Tabárez referred to the match that his team will have against Chile next Wednesday for the quarterfinals.
"I will not talk about the match against Chile until it becomes a reality. That team has shown the best football expression so far in the Copa. In the last match, they showed a very important level. Thus, I think they are one of the teams that can easily aspire to the title," he said in the press conference after the match.
In addition, he added that "Chile had difficulties in the matches of their group. Not only because they could have performed poorly, but also because the opponents they faced marked some things (Ecuador and Mexico). It is not new that they are a great team."
Tabárez also had words to defend the playing style of his team, which is sometimes labeled as defensive. "It reassures me that, beyond the criticism, I know that things have never been easy for us. I don't know if we will be able to play like Argentina or Chile, but we are based on very real data. There are things to improve in that regard. Nine years ago, we used the same foundation, so we will try to replicate it in the next match," he concluded.