{"id":14453,"date":"2024-10-23T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T10:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=14453"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T10:15:40","slug":"arsenal-injury-update-riccardo-calafiori-a-worry-says-arteta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-injury-update-riccardo-calafiori-a-worry-says-arteta\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta Dubs Riccardo Calafiori Knee Injury ‘A Worry’ After Italian Limps Off Against Shakhtar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori was forced off with a suspected knee injury against Shakhtar in the Champions League on Tuesday, adding to Arsenal’s growing list of absentees for Liverpool’s visit to the Emirates on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Riccardo Calafiori is the latest point of concern in the Arsenal camp, after the Italian was forced off in the 1-0 win over Shakhtar in the Champions League<\/a> on Tuesday after seemingly suffering an injury to his right knee.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old hobbled off the pitch, in clear discomfort, after 72 minutes as the Gunners battled hard to claim a narrow victory, maintaining their unbeaten start in the competition.<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> opened the scoring in the 29th minute after eventual Man of the Match Gabriel Martinelli saw his effort bounce back off the post against the back of Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk and into the back of the net.<\/p>\n

Leandro Trossard had the opportunity to double the North Londoners’ advantage from the spot five minutes after Calafiori’s withdrawal, but Riznyk denied the Belgian with a fine stop from 12 yards.<\/p>\n

Riccardo Calafiori Injury ‘A Worry’ Says Mikel Arteta<\/h2>\n

Speaking after the full-time whistle on Tuesday, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed that Calafiori had suffered an injury and admitted that it’s ‘a worry’ ahead of Liverpool<\/a>‘s visit on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“With Riccy, he had to come off because he felt something,” the Spaniard told the press.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know the extent of it, so in that sense, not great news. He could not continue playing, so a bit of a worry.”<\/p>\n

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“Believe me on Sunday, we will be flying” \ud83c\udfc3<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta says he doesn’t know the extent of Riccardo Calafiori’s injury but his team will be ready for Sunday’s game against Liverpool \ud83d\udd34 pic.twitter.com\/T73oRFlrha<\/a><\/p>\n

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