Davinson Sanchez, Luis Diaz, Jhon Duran, and Luis Sinisterra scored goals to keep Colombia in second place in CONMEBOL qualifying, trailing only world champion Argentina.
The team had a new look, donning a special throwback white kit commemorating the centenary of the Colombian Football Federation, which included the national flag’s colours in a hoop.
It was a brilliant idea, and Nestor Lorenzo’s team performed admirably, annihilating a pitiful Chile side that remains rooted to the bottom of the ten-team qualification group.
Defender Davinson Sanchez opened the scoring in the 34th minute, nodding in after Jhon Lucumi had headed a James Rodriguez corner kick.
Cordoba converted a Diaz cross in the 45th minute, but the shot was called back for offside against Diaz.
Seven minutes after the break, Chile gave the Colombians a second goal when they attempted to play the ball out from the back and Benjamin Kusevic passed it to Rodriguez, who squared to Liverpool winger Diaz to convert.
Rodriguez came close with a header, and the dangerous Diaz fired over as Colombia attempted to capitalise on Chile’s little resistance.
Substitute Duran made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute after another midfield error allowed Sinisterra to break and feed the Aston Villa forward, who made no mistakes.
Sinisterra then sealed the victory in stoppage time, blasting home on the second attempt after the goal was initially flagged for offside but was permitted following a VAR review.
Paraguay improved its prospects of securing one of the six automatic qualification slots when substitute Antonio Sanabria scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Venezuela.
Full-back Jon Aramburu put Venezuela ahead in the 25th minute after running down the right and collecting a pass from Yeferson Soteldo, which he buried in the bottom corner.
Sanabria, a Torino striker, came in at halftime and leveled the score for sixth-placed Paraguay by sliding in to meet a low cross from Junior Alonso.
Sanabria then scored the goal in the 74th minute, leading a counter-attack and finishing with a header from close range.
Later on Tuesday, Argentina will host Bolivia, while Brazil will face Peru.
