Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez and Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal strike in

“These drugs, hidden inside these buses, were bound for Santiago de Chile and the method of doing it was by transporting it through a few tourists who were going to see the Colombia-Chile match”, Major General Rodrigo Gonzalez, Commander of the Region Four National Police of Colombia, told reporters.

Chile and Colombia have played 36 times before – twelve times in World Cup Qualifiers, twelve times in Copa America, and remaining twelve times in friendly encounters.

Chile won its last qualifying game 3 – 4 against Peru.

The Real Madrid playmaker made his return in his club’s match at Sevilla on Sunday, coming off the bench to score their second goal in a 3-2 defeat.

Ecuador will now aim to secure a fourth consecutive victory when they travel to Venezuela next Tuesday. But I’m gonna say they probably won’t make it to the Colombia-Chile game.

Copa America winners Chile head into Thursday’s clash on a run of 10 games without defeat. Jorge Sampaoli’s team have beaten Brazil and Peru with six goals equally shared between Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas.

Uruguay, missing suspended superstar Luis Suarez – still serving a ban for his infamous bite at the 2014 World Cup – struggled to contain a vibrant Ecuador side, comfortable in the challenging thin Andean air of Quito, a few 9,000-feet above sea level.

‘Chile are benefitting from a team that has the same formation for more than seven years, ‘ he said.

‘Both the team and individuals have grown. They are among the elite teams with great players’.

Chile, who dominated possession for long periods but struggled to break down a disciplined Colombian defence, had taken the lead on the stroke of half-time through a headed Arturo Vidal effort.