Alexis Sanchez Dethrones Messi As Chile Wins Copa America final

Chile secured the first major trophy in their history on home soil courtesy of a penalty shootout win over Argentina

Alexis Sanchez Dethrones Messi As Chile Wins Copa America final
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Chile secured the first major trophy in their history on home soil courtesy of a penalty shootout win over Argentina in the Copa America final.

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez slotted in the winning spot-kick after Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain fired over and Ever Banega was denied by Claudio Bravo.

Higuain had earlier missed from close range after 90 minutes of few chances.

Sanchez came closest in extra time for Chile, who scored all four of their penalties in the shootout.

Where Chile held their nerve, Argentina wilted in the shootout at the end of a performance that fell well short of the heights they reached in their 6-1 semi-final win over Paraguay.

Le Albiceleste are without a major trophy in the last 22 years since winning the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador.

Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal: "This is a dream come true, this team deserves something like this.

"We left our life on the field. Chilean people needed this joy and we managed to give it to them.

"We'll fight a lot in the next World Cup. This generation of players deserved this."

Via BBC Sports

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