Chile gear up for tough Confed Cup semi-final against Portugal


Soccer Football - Chile v Australia - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Group B - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 25, 2017 Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi REUTERS/John Sibley

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi will renew old acquaintances when his reigning two-times Copa America champions take on Portugal in what he expects to be a tough Confederations Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Pizzi, who played under Portuguese coach Fernando Santos for FC Porto in 2000, will have a full 23-man squad to choose from for the clash in Kazan.

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