The Juventus midfielder insists he is fully fit to play against Iran and Brazil - his country's final matches before hosting the tournament this usmmer
Arturo Vidal has stressed the need for Chile to "take advantage" of their forthcoming friendlies against Iran and Brazil ahead of this year's Copa America.
La Roja meet Iran in Austria on Thursday before facing Brazil at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Sunday and Vidal has underlined the importance of match practice for Jorge Sampaoli's men before they host South America’s footballing showpiece this summer.
Chile have lost just one match since last year's World Cup - a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay in November - chalking up four wins in seven friendlies.
In their most recent game, La Roja twice came from behind to beat the United States 3-2 in January and Vidal wants to see improvement against Iran in St. Polten.
"It is an important game for us, we have these two games before the Copa America and we must take advantage," he told Chilean newspaper La Nacion.
The 27-year-old also denied any issues with his fitness after he was substituted late on during Juventus’ victory over Genoa on Sunday.
The 27-year-old also denied any issues with his fitness after he was substituted late on during Juventus’ victory over Genoa on Sunday.
"I stepped on an opponent late in the game and left the field just in case and I was also a little tired, but there were no problems or any injury," Vidal said.
Coach Sampaoli has named a strong squad for this week's matches with the likes of Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal, Fiorentina's Matias Fernandez, Inter's Gary Medel and Claudio Bravo of Barcelona all involved.
