When you've got the better of Kylian Mbappe in Ligue 1 you're ready for anything, and Chile centre-back Guillermo Maripan is now prepared to take on Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Roberto Firmino in the Copa America. Now the impressive Maripan has to take on the men likely to be the stars of the Copa America. With so many of the players competing in the Copa America plying their trade in Europe will the squads have won eye on the Euros during down time? First comes the Copa America challenge under new Chile coach Martin Lasarte, who was manager of Universidad Catolica when Maripan first broke through in his homeland. Can Lasarte emulate Jorge Sampaoli and Juan Antonio Pizzi and deliver Chile's third Copa America since 2015?

Source: Daily Mail June 09, 2021 16:00 UTC