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Uruguay 1-1 Chile

Alexis Sanchez rescued a point for Chile
Alexis Sanchez rescued a point for Chile

Uruguay and Chile drew 1-1 at the Copa America on Friday as the list of stalemates in the early stages of the tournament in Argentina continued to grow.

Alvaro Pereira put Uruguay ahead in the 54th minute before Chile's highly rated striker Alexis Sanchez equalised in the 65th to ensure both teams remained on course to advance from Group C.

Paolo Guerrero’s 82nd minute goal gave Peru a 1-0 win over Mexico in the other game on Friday night.

Six of the opening 10 matches in South America's most prestigious international tournament have ended in draws and Costa Rica, supposedly the weakest team in the competition, are the only side to have won by two clear goals.

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