The Italy international – a £42m summer arrival from Bologna – has quickly become an important player for Mikel Arteta in north London, netting a remarkable goal in the 2-2 draw against Manchester City to announce himself to the Gunners.
Calafiori was even praised by Pep Guardiola after that Premier League clash, so the Arsenal No.33 is clearly doing something right.
So, what is the latest on Riccardo Calafiori after he went down injured against Leicester City? Let’s take a look…
Panic over for Arsenal as Riccardo Calafiori scan shows no major injury
An update from Arsenal insider Team News and Tix on Patreon has now revealed that the 22-year-old did not suffer a major injury against the Foxes.
It is said that Arsenal were fearful the man from Rome had picked up a serious issue on Saturday, although these concerns are now over after scans showed no significant damage.
Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal passes the ball during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City FC at Emirates Stadium on Septe...
Calafiori, who Gabriel Martinelli called a “superstar” after Saturday’s 4-2 win, was seen to have landed awkwardly after winning a header in the 101st minute, while he also seemed to be in some discomfort when celebrating Leandro Trossard’s 94th minute strike.
Nevertheless, the Italian was able to finish the game – his sixth appearance for Arsenal – and has fortunately escaped a major setback.
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal fans had reason to worry about Calafiori
Concerns over Calafiori were more than justified, as he suffered a gruesome knee injury in 2018 which left him sidelined for an entire year at Roma, and saw him miss 75 games.
The versatile defender then endured plenty of niggles in the aftermath of that serious injury – as you can see below – so Arsenal fans were presumably anxious that the £42m man had suffered yet another setback.
Season Injury Start End Days Games missed
24/25 Calf problems Sep 7th 2024 Sep 18th 2024 11 days 1
23/24 Knock Feb 11th 2024 Feb 14th 2024 3 days 2
22/23 Unknown May 4th 2023 May 8th 2023 4 days 1
22/23 Unknown Apr 11th 2023 Apr 18th 2023 7 days 2
22/23 Muscular problems Feb 19th 2023 Feb 23rd 2023 4 days 2
22/23 Torn muscle fiber Sep 1st 2022 Oct 5th 2022 34 days 11
21/22 Unknown injury May 6th 2022 Jun 3rd 2022 28 days 4
21/22 Unknown injury Apr 8th 2022 Apr 21st 2022 13 days 2
21/22 Unknown injury Mar 18th 2022 Mar 21st 2022 3 days 1
21/22 Muscular problems Nov 6th 2021 Dec 1st 2021 25 days 13
20/21 Hamstring muscle injury Apr 22nd 2021 May 31st 2021 39 days 11
20/21 Hamstring muscle injury Feb 13th 2021 Mar 8th 2021 23 days 7
20/21 Hamstring muscle injury Jan 1st 2021 Jan 27th 2021 26 days 6
20/21 Corona virus Oct 17th 2020 Nov 12th 2020 26 days 9
19/20 Inner ligament injury Nov 25th 2019 Jan 6th 2020 42 days 5
18/19 Ligament injury Oct 3rd 2018 Jul 20th 2019 290 days 75
Fortunately, Calafiori has escaped another injury, although you can be sure that Arteta will be keen to manage the defender’s minutes this season, in case he does eventually suffer another major issue.
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