Huge Arsenal blow as Ricardo Calafiori forced off injured in Champions League clash versus Shakhtar
ARSENAL star Riccardo Calafiori hobbled off injured against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Gunners were 1-0 up in their third Champions League game of the season when the defender appeared to hurt his knee.
Riccardo Calafiori appeared to twist his knee vs Shakhtar
With 68 minutes on the clock, Calafiori slipped and appeared to twist his leg on his way down.
The Italian briefly tried to soldier on after receiving treatment but immediately signalled to the bench that he would have to come off.
He was replaced by wonderkid Myles Lewis-Skelly.
But the 18-year-old’s introduction was delayed after the fourth official demanded he took out an ear piercing.
Calafiori has struggled with knee issues already this season and was seen wearing strapping after the win over Leicester in September.
His injury could speed up the return of Oleksandr Zinchenko from a knock.
The Ukrainian was named on the bench tonight but deemed not fit enough to play.
Zinchenko has not been seen since featuring for ten minutes in the 1-1 draw with Brighton back in August.
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