Arturo Vidal will not be kicked out of Chile's Copa America squad after his involvement in a car crash while under the influence of alcohol, head coach Jorge Sampaoli confirmed.
Earlier on Wednesday, Vidal had his driver's licence revoked and was ordered to provide a signature at the Chilean consulate in Milan on a monthly basis after he crashed his Ferrari at 23:00 local time on Tuesday.
Sampaoli is reported to have met with the president of the Chilean Football Federation to discuss the 28-year-old's involvement with the rest of the Copa, which Chile are hosting.
And Sampaoli confirmed that Vidal will remain with the team.
"It's easy to pick up a mic and say he's guilty," Sampaoli said at a news conference.
"He made a mistake that is not so decisive as to exclude him. There is no sense to exclude someone because he made a mistake.
"In my way of seeing life and football, I can't see myself judging. In a sport so complicated as football, he'll have to look and focus fully on the cup."
