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Héctor Ríos Morales

Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay arrives to Copa América 2024 as a serious contender to win the tournament

In 2004, Marcelo Bielsa guided Argentina to the Copa América final before eventually losing on penalties against Brazil (Credit: Via @AUFOficial on X/Twitter)

SEATTLE - It's been more than a decade since Uruguay won a Copa América title and, under new coach Marcelo Bielsa, 'La Celeste' will look to end the drought this summer. Tied with Argentina as the nations with the most Copa América titles ever (15), Uruguay hasn't won the competition since 2011.

In fact, since they lifted the trophy in 2011, Uruguay hasn't made it past the quarterfinals and the last time Copa América was held in the United States, they failed to advance from the group stages.

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