Copa America: Chile open campaign with Japan thrashing with Alexis Sanchez scoring first goal in five months2:02 Two-time defending champion Chile opened its Copa America campaign with a 4-0 win over Japan, with Eduardo Vargas scoring a pair of goals to become Chile's all-time leading scorer in the South American competition Two-time defending champion Chile opened its Copa America campaign with a 4-0 win over Japan, with Eduardo Vargas scoring a pair of goals to become Chile's all-time leading scorer in the South American competitionChile began their Copa America defence with a 4-0 win over Japan as Alexis Sanchez scored his first goal in five months. The 2015 and 2016 Copa champions took the lead against the tournament guests late in the first half with a towering header from midfielder Erick Pulgar. The win put Chile joint top of Group C with Uruguay, who hammered Ecuador 4-0 on Sunday. Chile are considered outsiders to win the tournament after a downturn in form and results which led to them failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. "I think we have improved as a team since 2015 in defending and getting on the attack quickly," he added.

Source: Sky sports June 18, 2019 08:14 UTC