体坛英语新闻：Chilean media hail national team's lead in Latin American World Cup qualifiers

SANTIAGO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- After a 4-3 victory Tuesday night against Peru in the South American World Cup qualifying tournament, Chile confirmed its leading position in the regional qualifiers.

Chilean press agreed the national team has a great future based on their fighting spirit and dedication.

After the game against Peru held in Lima on Tuesday night, coach Jorge Sampaoli said "We should have won with a larger score, we missed some opportunities but what is most important is that we achieved points and our start has been very good. Despite all this, we know it will be a long and tough path."

With the bad results of Argentina and the absence of its main stars Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero, and the unimpressive performance of Brazil, Chile's current leadership is confirmed.

Sampaoli has successfully conveyed the victory spirit to the team, who has shown a decisive attitude and scoring capacity.

In November, Chile will face Colombia, in Santiago, and Uruguay, in Montevideo.