Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of Gabriel Magalhães and Riccardo Calafiori after both sustained injuries representing Brazil and Italy respectively.
23-year-old Calafiori left Italy’s camp on Saturday ahead of their huge 2026 World Cup qualifier against Norway, although the nature of his issue was not disclosed by national team manager Gennaro Gattuso.
Whatever is plaguing Calafiori is not expected to be major issue, reports, but there could be significant cause for concern over Gabriel.
The Brazilian, widely regarded as one of the best centre backs in the world, was named in Carlo Ancelotti’s starting lineup for the international friendly against Senegal, ironically being played at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
But with Brazil two goals up in the second half, Gabriel went to ground clutching his right groin before signalling to the bench that he needed to come off. After treatment from medical personnel, he was helped from the field and replaced by Wesley.
