Arsenal and Chile winger Alexis Sanchez has admitted that the Arturo Vidal's incident has taken its toll on the national side, but says they have forgiven him and now he needs to "bust his a**" for the team against Bolivia.
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Reports from in the Chilean camp suggested that many players in the squad were not happy with their star midfielder, however, Sanchez believes everyone is fully behind him.
Talking at a press conference building up to their game against Bolivia, Sanchez revealed that he spoke with Vidal and has urged him to give his country everything in the next game.
"I told him "Arturo, you better bust you're a**"," he told the media, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
"It's very hard what happened with him but as a group, the least we can do is put up with it as a team.
"There has been indiscipline, we were wrong, you are right about that. But we are a family and we are there to support him.
"All the players were with him. I hope that the people will be with him on Friday, like all his colleagues have been.
"The important thing is that Arturo, his wife and everyone else are well. The case of Arturo should now close and we can concentrate on the Copa America."
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Vidal has had a fantastic Copa America, as he has scored three goals and assisted in one more.
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