Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Sampaoli, Sanchez keen to move on but Vidal remains media focus

While the Chilean media remained focused on Arturo Vidal on Thursday, coach Jorge Sampaoli was keen to move on.

Both Jorge Sampaoli and Alexis Sanchez attempted to push Arturo Vidal's drink-driving incident to one side, as they looked ahead to Chile's next match at the Copa America.

Chile - the tournament host - faces fellow Group A front-runners Bolivia on Friday in its final match before the knockout stages, with a draw likely to be enough for Sampaoli's men to advance.

But just a day after star midfielder Vidal apologized tearfully for crashing his car while under the influence of alcohol, the local media was more interested in off-field topics than Chile's upcoming fixture.