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Chile’s Alexis Sanchez (C) celebrates his goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

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Chile’s Alexis Sanchez (C) celebrates his goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
LIMA (Reuters) – Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas scored two goals each as Chile beat Peru 4-3 for their second successive victory in the South American 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.

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Chile’s Alexis Sanchez (L) celebrates with teammates his goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
The victory puts the Copa America winners, who beat Brazil 2-0 last week, level on six points with Uruguay and Ecuador at the top of the 10-nation group standings.
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Chile took an early lead when a through ball from Mauricio Isla found Sanchez in the box and he slotted past goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.

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Peru’s Paolo Guerrero (R) shoots to score a goal next to Chile’s Gary Medel during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Peru equalised in the 10th minute through Jefferson Farfan but were reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute after Christian Cueva was sent off for a kick at Jorge Valdivia.
They still managed to grab the lead when Farfan converted a 36th-minute penalty.

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Peru’s Jefferson Farfan (C) celebrates with teammates his goal against Chile during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Janine Costa
Chile pulled level four minutes before halftime when striker Vargas scored from Valdivia’s pass and went ahead with Sanchez’s second goal in the 44th.
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Vargas scored his second four minutes into the second half after running onto a pass from Sanchez and wrong footing Gallese.

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Chile’s goalie Claudio Bravo celebrates 4th goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Nacional stadium in Lima, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
A double save by Gallese from Arturo Vidal then Valdivia prevented Chile from scoring a fifth after an hour and Paolo Guerrero struck Peru’s third in added time.
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(Writing by Rex Gowar; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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