Venezuela have already rewritten the record books just by reaching tomorrow`s Copa America semi-final against Paraguay in Mendoza - but coach Cesar Farias insists his side are not ready for the adventure to end just yet.
Venezuela have never before reached the last four of the competition but they have broken that duck this year following some impressive results.
They held two-time reigning champions Brazil to a goalless draw in their opening game before going on to beat Ecuador and then fight back to draw 3-3 with tomorrow`s opponents Paraguay to finish second in Group B, level on points with the top-placed Brazilians.
That set up a quarter-final showdown with Group C winners Chile, where Venezuela recorded a 2-1 victory thanks to a late winner from Gabriel Cichero.
It has been a memorable few weeks for the country, and has left Farias and his players wanting more of the same.
"We didn`t come here to gift anything away. We came here to play six games. We haven`t suffered a defeat despite having faced three teams from the World Cup finals and Ecuador. We`ve shown we can compete with the South American teams,'' he said following the victory over Chile.
"Now we are among the best four, and we are here to continue. Hopefully we can continue making history. We cannot settle for this. We have to have a mentality of trying to continue progressing and growing.''
The previous meeting between the two teams in the group stages highlighted Venezuela`s fighting spirit as they battled back from 3-1 down to snatch a point with two goals in the final two minutes from Miku and Grenddy Perozo.
That result left Paraguay in third spot in Group B and meant they had to face mighty Brazil in the quarter-finals.
Paraguay had already given the five-time World Cup winners a scare in their group meeting when the Brazilians needed an 89th-minute equaliser from Fred to salvage a 2-2 draw, and Gerardo Martino`s men went one better in the last eight as they dumped out their highly-fancied opponents on penalties.
Looking ahead to their semi-final clash Martino, whose side reached the World Cup quarter-finals last year but have not managed to win in normal time in this summer`s Copa America, insists his side will not be underestimating their opponents.
"We`re not favourites. We are realists and a team who in a period of four and a half years have lost to Qatar, South Africa and Honduras cannot be considered favourites,'' he said.
"As well as that. Venezuela almost won the group we were in.
"We have to improve to have a little better chance of winning the Copa America and the only way to get to the final is to improve our play.''
Selection: A goal to be scored in first half.
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