[BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: John McGinn of Aston Villa and Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal battle for possession during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park on December 06, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: John McGinn of Aston Villa and Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal battle for possession during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park on December 06, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)](https://football-italia.net/italy-calafiori-injury-scare-next-arsenal-game/) Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori limped off during today’s Premier League defeat to Aston Villa and is certainly out of the next Arsenal match against Wolves.
The former Bologna man, who plays largely as a left-back for the Gunners, played for 86 minutes and had already been substituted with cramp before the late Aston Villa winner for 2-1.
He was spotted limping heavily as he left the field after the final whistle, raising concerns over another potential injury for the 23-year-old.
The player had already been forced to miss Italy’s crucial World Cup qualifiers last month.
Calafiori worry for Arsenal and Italy
FLORENCE, ITALY - JUNE 07: Andrea Cambiaso and Riccardo Calafiori of Italy in action during an Italy training session at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on June 07, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
FLORENCE, ITALY – JUNE 07: Andrea Cambiaso and Riccardo Calafiori of Italy in action during an Italy training session at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on June 07, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Arsenal already know that Calafiori will not be available for the next Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers next Saturday.
This is because he was booked and has therefore accumulated enough yellow cards to activate a suspension.
The big question is whether or not the Italian will be fit for the Champions League trip to Club Brugge on Wednesday.
He has made 17 competitive appearances for Arsenal so far this season, contributing one goal and three assists.
A quite pronounced limp as Calafiori heads to the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/nPsNHKG9Ms
— James Benge (@jamesbenge) December 6, 2025
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