Matias Vuoso Stuns Chile and Keeps Improved Mexico Alive in Copa America 2015

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Published: June 16, 2015

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The world expected this from Chilean stars Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez, but not from Mexico's Matias Vuoso.

Manchester City fans were left rubbing their eyes on Monday as the player who signed for them back in 2002 and left without playing a game struck twice in a 3-3 draw to puncture the hosts' dreams of sealing qualification with a game to spare.

Back in Mexico, he restored his career with Santos Laguna over two spells with the club, two more at America, one at Atlas and then a loan to Chiapas.

So while followers of Liga MX will have been aware of the forward's threat, many people who stopped tracking his progress will be surprised by his impact at Santiago's Estadio Nacional.

And even some Mexican football fans quizzed his inclusion at the age of 33.

But it was Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli left looking disgusted after the opening goal, as Mexico netted in the 21st minute.



It was the best move they had strung together in the tournament after a weak and ineffectual 0-0 draw with Bolivia in their first match.

After the team won the ball back in midfield, it was moved left to Jesus Manuel Corona. Although he stumbled as he took the ball forward, the No. 7 regained his balance and swung a lovely ball over to the right-hand side of the box.

Juan Carlos Medina collected it there, putting it back into the centre for Vuoso to pounce.

The striker looked delighted as he grabbed a goal on a rare start for his national side.

He's usually not part of Miguel Herrera's first-choice team, but given the strong squad being taken to the Gold Cup and the relative weakness of the Copa team, this is a good opportunity for him to say goodbye, as his career winds down.



Back struck Chile, with the aforementioned Vidal and Alexis at the heart of everything good about La Roja's play.

Although Jorge Valdivia wasn't as...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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