Messi, Aguero part of Copa America team of group stage

Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero in Copa America 2015 team of the group stage

• Arturo Vidal crashed his Ferrari under influence of alcohol during tournament
• Chile star swore at police when he was arrested near Santiago
• Official Copa America website makes no mention of his misdeeds in team of the group stage article
• Vidal is the competition’s top scorer with three goals for Chile
• Lionel Messi and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero also make the team 

Lionel Messi (right) and Sergio Aguero have been included in the Copa America team of the group stage

Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero lead the official Copa America team of the group stage, alongside controversial Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal.
Vidal crashed his £230,000 red Ferrari while under the influence of alcohol during the group stage, before reportedly shouting and swearing at the officer who put him in handcuffs.
But he is the competition's top goalscorer and is named by the competition’s official website as the group stage’s ‘most influential player’.

Arturo Vidal has been selected in the Copa America team of the group stage, despite a drink-driving offence

Vidal’s red Ferrari after his crash on a highway south of Santiago on the night of Tuesday June 16

Vidal will donate his Copa America tournament fee to charity to help make amends for drink-driving incident

Sanchez is a key player for Chile, who have five players in the team, but did not make the cut himself

COPA AMERICA: TEAM OF THE GROUP STAGE 

Bravo (Chile); Silva (Brazil), Gimenez (Uruguay), Medel (Chile); Aranguiz (Chile), Lobaton (Peru), Sanchez (Colombia), Vidal (Chile); Aguero (Argentina), Barrios (Paraguay), Messi (Argentina) 

No mention of his drink-driving offence is made in the article, which excludes Brazil captain Neymar from the team, despite his dominating performance in the country’s first game, in which he contributed a goal and a marvelous assist.
But the Barca forward was sent off after the second game and banned from the rest of the tournament, a crime which sees him out of the team of the group stage, with Paraguay’s Lucas Barrios preferred.
Elsewhere Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez and former Cardiff City man Gary Medel are also selected, along with Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and PSG centre half Thiago Silva.
There is no space in the team for Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, despite the Chile side that he spearheads being the best represented, with five players.