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Mexico 0 Chile 1: Sanchez helps La Roja to late win

Nicolas Castillo scored a dramatic late winner as Chile edged Mexico in an international friendly.

Alexis Sanchez made his Chile return as his nation overcame Mexico 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday.

In his first appearance for Chile since March, Sanchez enjoyed some good moments in Santiago de Queretaro.

But while he was unable to provide the goals coach Reinaldo Rueda wanted, he helped set up Nicolas Castillo's 89th-minute winner for Chile.

Castillo capitalised on a parry by Mexico goalkeeper Hugo Gonzalez to score just his second international goal.

Mexico made a bright start before Chile almost took the lead after a quarter of an hour, Mauricio Isla firing wide from inside the area after an Arturo Vidal pass.