In a stadium so entrenched in Chile's history it almost drips from the creaking rafters, a new chapter was written.
The Estadio Nacional, which once housed up to 20,000 citizens during the country's bloody dictatorship, erupted as Alexis Sanchez cheekily chipped home the winning penalty to end La Roja's 99-year wait for Copa America success.
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Argentina had looked most dangerous from set pieces but even Messi, a shadow of the man who tore Paraguay to shreds, failed to clear the wall with a free-kick from a threatening position.
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