Alexis Sanchez disregarded lower leg damage and proceeded with his resurgent structure at the Copa America as the Chile striker terminated his side to a 2-1 triumph over Ecuador on Friday which brought the holders into the quarter-finals of the challenge.
Chile led the pack in the eighth moment when Jose Fuenzalida volleyed into the net, however, Ecuador was granted a punishment when goalkeeper Gabriel Arias rattled Jhegson Mendez, permitting Enner Valencia to level from the spot in the 26th.
Sanchez, who had finished an infertile five-month spell by scoring in Monday's 4-0 win against Japan put Chile ahead right off the bat in the second half, expertly controlling a ricocheting cross into the net with one touch.
Ecuador, who were pounded 4-0 by Uruguay in their opening the game, once in a while undermined again and saw safeguard Gabriel Achilier get a straight red card in stoppage time for a rash handle on Arturo Vidal, who must be taken off.
Sanchez later uncovered he had been playing with lower leg damage supported in the primary half.
"After a cross, I rolled my lower leg however I put a gauze on it, I took a pill for the torment and I turned out once more," he told columnists.
"I think I have a sprain, I was playing with agony yet I trust it's not very genuine."
Chile mentor Reinaldo Rueda applauded Sanchez for playing on, including that the lower leg was not a similar one he harmed in May.
"He was assessed by the specialists at halftime who said he could proceed, despite the fact that he put loads of ice on it at halftime. He endeavored in the second half," he said.
"We'll assess it again however we trust it isn't kidding."
Chile, Copa champions in 2015 and 2016, lead Group C on six. Uruguay is second on four with Japan third on one and Ecuador base without any focuses.
Ecuador still has an outside shot of sneaking into the quarter-finals as one of the two best-positioned third-place finishers yet they should win their game against Japan on Monday and expecting different outcomes go their direction.
Their mentor, Hernan Dario Gomez, gave the briefest of post-coordinate news meetings, saying he was not in the state of mind to take questions and gave a short appraisal of the game before leaving.
