Chile coach Eduardo Berizzo has confirmed that Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez will be fit for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Chile.
Speaking in a press conference, as reported by FCInterNews, the coach gave an update on the 34-year-old’s fitness.
Sanchez is currently away on international duty with the Chilean national team.
The 34-year-old only joined Inter a couple of weeks ago, just before the end of the summer transfer window.
Sanchez has yet to make an appearance for the Nerazzurri. The Chilean has not been carrying any specific injury. However, he has lacked match-fitness given the lack of a full preseason.
Then, during international duty for Sanchez, it has emerged that the former Arsenal, Manchester United, and Barcelona forwad has an issue with low hemoglobin.
Reportedly, Sanchez is suffering with mild anemia.
However, the Nerazzurri were reportedly in fact aware of this fact.
Inter have a plan to keep Sanchez’s fitness at the required level.
Chile Coach Expects Alexis Sanchez Fit To Start Vs Colombia
Inter will be hoping that Sanchez can return from international duty having built up some match-fitness.
With the club season returning with a packed fixture list, the Nerazzurri will need as much of their full squad to call upon in terms of rotation. And Sanchez is one of the four senior forwards at Inter coach Simone Inzaghi’s disposal.
For his part, Chile’s coach expects that Sanchez will return in good condition.
Berizzo stated that “Alexis can play in tomorrow’s match. He can start or play a lot of minutes off the bench.”
The coach continued that “He’s fully fit to play.”
“We can use him from the first minute, obviously.”
Berizzo added of Sanchez that “Now he’s an option for us. He’s a top player who can open up the attack with his quality. He’s an important player for us.”
“We’ll certainly include him in the team that faces Colombia,” the coach stated.
