Alexis
Sanchez has been crowned the Copa America Centenario's best player after Chile
won the tournament for the second successive year.
Defending
champions Chile made it back-to-back wins with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory
over Argentina following a goalless 120 minutes in Sunday's fiery final in New
Jersey.
And
afterwards at MetLife Stadium, Alexis received the Golden Ball award for his
efforts throughout the centenary tournament in the United States, where he
scored three goals and had four assists.
Chile
captain and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo took the Golden Glove for a second consecutive
year after playing a starring role in the decider.
Bravo
produced a stunning save to thwart Sergio Aguero in the second half of extra
time and the Barca keeper denied Lucas Biglia from the spot to allow Francisco
Silva to convert the winning penalty.
The
33-year-old shot-stopper – Chile's most capped player with 106 – kept
three clean sheets in this year's edition of the Copa America.
Meanwhile,
Chile forward Eduardo Vargas won the Golden Boot, having topped the goalscoring
charts with six.
Vargas,
who finished level with Paolo Guerrero last year, stamped his mark on the
tournament with a four-goal haul in Chile's 7-0 demolition of Mexico in the
quarter-finals.
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