{"id":8167,"date":"2025-03-21T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/official-calafiori-returns-to-arsenal-after-italy-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:15:24","slug":"official-calafiori-returns-to-arsenal-after-italy-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/official-calafiori-returns-to-arsenal-after-italy-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Calafiori returns to Arsenal after Italy injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Jonathan-Burkardt-Italy-Germany.jpg\" alt=\"epa11976939 Germany\u2019s forward Jonathan Burkardt (R) kicks the ball against Riccardo Calafiori during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 20 March 2025. EPA-EFE\/Daniel Dal Zennaro\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>epa11976939 Germany\u2019s forward Jonathan Burkardt (R) kicks the ball against Riccardo Calafiori during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 20 March 2025. EPA-EFE\/Daniel Dal Zennaro<\/p>\n<p>The Italy FA confirm Riccardo Calafiori suffered an injury to his left knee against Germany and is, therefore, returning to his club, Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian defender slipped on the San Siro turf in the final minutes of Italy\u2019s Nations League quarter-final first leg against Germany and was seen limping away from the mixed zone after the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian FA have confirmed Calafiori\u2019s injury with an official statement, saying that the ex-Bologna defender is already on his way to Arsenal.<\/p>\n<h3>Calafiori Italy injury \u2013 the official statement<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_838704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838704\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-310x207.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12538391-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (R) shakes hands with player Riccardo Calafiori after the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in London, Britain, 01 October 2024. Arsenal won 2-0. 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