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Uruguay preps for must-win Copa game against Venezuela at Linc

Alvaro Gonzalez knows what is at stake Thursday. The Uruguay midfielder said he knows the intensity with which his team must approach its second group stage game after losing to Mexico, 3-1, earlier this week.

Forward Christian Stuani said Uruguay, a favorite to advance out of Copa America Centenario Group C, will reflect on mistakes it made in that Mexico loss in order to advance.

"We were able to come in in really good form in the second half," Stuani said Tuesday through an interpreter. "But it was an exhaustive effort. It took us a lot to get back in the game.