Copa America 2021: Big setback for Chile, Alexis Sanchez to miss group stage – Chile national team on Sunday confirmed that the injured Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez will miss group stage matches in the upcoming Copa America.
Sanchez suffered an injury during training and as a result, he has been ruled out of the group-stage games. “The Medical Corps of the Chilean National Team reports that the player Alexis Sanchez, after training yesterday, presented a plantar-thin muscle injury,” read an official statement from the Chile team camp.
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Chile will be playing their first match of the tournament against Argentina on Monday. Four days later, the side is slated to lock horns against Bolivia.
In the next two games, Chile will square off against Uruguay and Paraguay.
Sanchez has played 138 games for Chile so far in his career and he had made his international debut in 2006.
The Inter Milan striker is Chile’s all-time top-scorer as he has 46 goals to his credit.
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Chile Squad: Goalkeepers (3): Claudio Bravo (Betis), Gabriel Arias (Racing), Gabriel Castellón (Huachipato FC).
Defenders (8): Daniel González (Santiago Wanderers), Mauricio Isla (Flamengo), Guillermo Maripán (Monaco), Gary Medel (Bologna), Eugenio Mena (Racing), Enzo Roco (Fatih Karagümrük), Francisco Sierralta (Watford), Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
Midfielders (10): Tomás Alarcón (O’Higgins), Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), Pablo Aránguiz (Universidad de Chile) Claudio Baeza (Toluca), Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield), Marcelino Núñez (Universidad Católica), Carlos Palacios (Internacional), César Pinares (Grêmio), Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), Arturo Vidal (Internazionale).
Forwards (7): Luciano Arriagada (Colo Colo), Ben Brereton (Blackburn), Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica), Jean Meneses (León), Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), Alexis Sánchez (Internazionale), Eduardo Vargas (Atlético Mineiro).
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