Sanchez, Vidal fit to face Uruguay

November 15, 2016
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Chile v ArgentinaChile head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi has moved to reveal that his key men Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal will start against Uruguay.

La Roja face La Celeste in an important 2018 World Cup qualifier, with the hosts hoping to climb to automatic qualifying positions.

While the Arsenal star missed the goalless draw against Colombia through a muscle injury, Arturo Vidal had to come off in the dying stages of said match, while Claudio Bravo was also substituted.

Nevertheless, Juan Antonio Pizzi believes that all three players will feature against Uruguay, which is not going to be great news for their respective employers.

“Alexis was not able to play in Colombia, but we knew that the seriousness (of his injury) was not major,” Pizzi told reporters at pre-match press conference.

“The three players are at my disposal for tomorrow’s game.”

“He (Vidal) is fine. All the players who are here are the hardest workers, for their club and for us.

“The intensity with which they take their profession is above normal. In the case of Arturo, he is even more determined.”

Chile have been pretty convincing at home in the current campaign, defeating Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, although they shared spoils with Colombia and were beaten by Argentina.

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