The Arsenal forward came off the bench to play a key role in both goals as the Copa America champions beat Cameroon at the Confederations Cup
Chile boss Juan Antonio Pizzi hailed Alexis Sanchez after the Arsenal forward came off the bench to inspire the South American champions to a 2-0 win against Cameroon on Sunday.
Pizzi's side appeared to be labouring to a goalless draw after an encouraging start fizzled out into stalemate in their Confederations Cup opener in Moscow.
But Alexis, not fit enough to start due to an ankle injury, came on after 58 minutes and, despite not looking fully fit, created goals for Arturo Vidal and Eduardo Vargas as Chile got their Group B campaign off to a winning start.