Calafiori injury confirmed and recovery time revealed: Arsenal-Real Madrid risk | OneFootball

Reports in Italy confirm that Riccardo Calafiori has suffered an injury to the collateral ligament in his knee, which will rule him out of the Nations League quarter-final second leg against Germany, as well as a number of upcoming Arsenal fixtures.

Calafiori stayed on the pitch until the end of the 90 minutes during Italy’s 2-1 loss against Germany in San Siro on Thursday night, despite picking up an injury to his knee in stoppage time.

The former Bologna centre-back slipped and landed awkwardly on the San Siro turf, appearing to twist his knee uncomfortably in the process. CT Luciano Spalletti later confirmed that Calafiori had felt something wrong in his knee, and the 22-year-old was seen limping away from the mixed zone after full-time.

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 20: Riccardo Calafiori of Italy goes down with an injury and is checked on by Antonio Ruediger of Germany during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Calafiori recovery time revealed

Reports from Corriere dello Sport on Friday confirm that Calafiori has suffered a first to second degree strain of the collateral ligament in his knee, which means that he is expected to miss around two to three weeks of action.

The Italy national team have since confirmed that he will return to Arsenal for further treatment.

That means he will not be involved for Italy when they look to turn things around against Germany in Dortmund on Sunday.

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 20: Riccardo Calafiori of Italy goes down with an injury during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

He is also likely to miss Arsenal’s upcoming Premier League fixtures against Fulham and Everton after the international break, and possibly the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid as well.