Alexis Sanchez defied the odds when he failed to act as per Arsenal Football Club manager Arsene Wenger and scored a brace for his club.
Arsene Wenger had barred the Chilean from proceeding to play in Uruguay game after the minor thigh injury, what pundits interpreted as to avoid losing him ahead of Manchester United clash.
The Arsenal star, wearing support on his right thigh, scored his 35th goal for his country on the hour mark after turning Matias Vecino on the edge of the box and blasting his shot beyond Muslera in goal
That took Chile to 2-1 up before he added a second 16 minutes later for 3-1 after running onto a lofted through ball from Marcelo Diaz
The in-form forward missed his national team’s clash with Colombia due to a minor muscle injury and Arsene Wenger said it would be ‘suicidal’ if he took part on Tuesday night.