Alexis Sanchez admits dressing room bust-up with Chile team-mate Marcelo Diaz

Published 09/06/2015 at 10:37 GMT

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has conceded that he had a dressing room quarrel with Chile team-mate Marcelo Diaz, but insisted the camp was now settled ahead of the Copa America on home soil.

Chile forward Alexis Sanchez (AFP)

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Sanchez clashed with the Hamburg midfielder after snatching a free-kick off him during a friendly with El Salvador on Friday.

And although Chile triumphed 1-0, Chilean newspaper El Mercurio claimed that Diaz labelled Sanchez “greedy” as the pair had to be separated in the dressing room afterwards.

Sanchez has since moved to quell the row.

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“We’re all good,” said Sanchez. “It was an exchange of opinions, like [the media] loves, it’s normal.

“Everything’s sorted, there’s no fight and we are all calm, they’re things that happen in a match.”

Chile kick-off the Copa America with a clash with Ecuador in Group A on June 11, with Mexico and Bolivia also awaiting Jorge Sampaoli’s men in the first phase.

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