Chile host Copa América with best chance to end 99-year wait for title

[Jonathan Wilson]

A team featuring Claudio Bravo, Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sánchez also boasts the stability and versatility that Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are lackingNinety-nine years ago, on the initiative of Héctor Rómez, a Uruguayan teacher and MP, the tournament now called the Copa América was launched in Buenos Aires. It featured four teams: the hosts, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The latter were eventually declared champions, although only after their decisive game against Argentina had been abandoned amid rioting and replayed.
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