Alexis Sanchez took the opportunity to visit a hospital in his home town in Chile, making the most of the international break.

Chile don’t have any fixtures to play over the break, after they missed out on a play-off place for the World Cup. Nevertheless, Alexis travelled to his home country anyway, to spend some time with his family and partner Mayte Rodriguez.

The pair then decided to visit a local hospital together, speaking to patients and allowing them to take pictures. Alexis uploaded a video of the visit to his Instagram page, reports the Mirror.

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Alexis is something of a hero in his home town, especially after he scored the winning penalty in the 2015 Copa América final to give his country their first ever trophy. The residents even unveiled a statue of the player earlier this year.

I’m sure it would’ve been a nice surprise for patients of the hospital to meet him in person. Hopefully Alexis also had a chance to rest, before the match against Spurs at the weekend.