Piero Hincapie has reportedly been ruled out of Arsenal’s trip to Nottingham Forest, with news that the defender will not feature because of his groin injury.
Diario Expreso reported: “The tricolor central defender Piero Hincapie will not be able to be in Arsenal’s away match against Nottingham Forest today (12:30), for the 22nd date of the Premier League. Unfortunately Hincapie will not be taken into account by manager Mikel Arteta due to a groin injury, in the previous match against Liverpool (0-0).”
Mikel Arteta had said in his pre-match press conference that Arsenal had no new injury concerns following the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg win against Chelsea, replying “no” when asked if there were any fresh problems, but had been vague about the possibility of a player returning to face Sean Dyche‘s side.
Arsenal have four players currently sidelined, with Cristhian Mosquera and Max Dowman out with ankle injuries, Hincapie missing with a groin issue and Riccardo Calafiori absent with a muscular problem.
Arteta suggested one player could yet return after further checks, saying: “It might be (time), so I need to meet now with the medical staff. We have a training session now and see if somebody is available for the weekend.”
When asked to clarify who that might be, Arteta added: “I cannot tell you, but I don’t know.”
If this report is correct, then it would seem that player is Calafiori.
Hincapie has missed 12 games this season since signing in the summer, more than he had missed in his entire playing career before joining Arsenal