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'Claudio was amazing' - Pizi says Chile triumph down to Bravo penalty prep

The goalkeeper was singled out for special praise by his manager following their Confederations Cup semi-final win

Coach Juan Antonio Pizzi says Chile have Claudio Bravo's meticulous penalty preparations to thank for their shoot-out victory over Portugal on Wednesday.

Bravo saved all three Portugal spot-kicks to send Chile into the final after the match had ended goalless after 120 minutes.

Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez were all on target to fire Chile to a 3-0 shoot-out win, but Bravo was singled out for special praise by Pizzi.

"Fortunately, Claudio was amazing in the penalty shootout, the players who scored were amazing and I think we deserve to be in the final," he told a news conference.