Arsenal injury blow as summer-signing carried off after Leeds win

Arsenal’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leeds United on Saturday should have been a cause for celebration, but Mikel Arteta has been handed another injury concern after Piero Hincapié reportedly suffered an ankle problem during the post-match warm-down.

The Ecuadorian defender was introduced as an 82nd-minute substitute for Riccardo Calafiori and appeared to come through his brief appearance without any problems. However, according to BBC Sport journalist Sami Mokbel , Hincapié had to be carried off during the warm-down after being seen clutching his right ankle.

It is an incredibly frustrating development, particularly considering the defender had only just returned to fitness after missing Ecuador’s international fixtures. Another setback after Arsenal’s defensive injury concerns Only last week, Arsenal received some encouraging news when Hincapié, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera returned to training , offering Arteta some much-needed defensive reinforcements.

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