Two months after the conclusion of the Copa América, Gutiérrez scored his first Chile goals in two years, in a 3–2 win over Paraguay on 5 September 2015. However, because of his knee injury, Gutiérrez was left out of the squad for the Copa América Centenario, but Chile went on to win the Copa América Centenario. He made his return on 2 September 2016, where he came on as a substitute for Francisco Silva in the 73rd minute, in a 2–1 loss against Paraguay. Gutiérrez was called up by the national side for the FIFA Confederations Cup but did not play a single game throughout the tournament, as Chile finished runner up after losing to Germany in the final.