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Gunners bested in low-key friendly with Juve
Juventus' Alessandro Riccio (left) and Arsenal's Reiss Nelson battle for the ball during a friendly match at Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday December 17, 2022.
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Arsenal 0-2 Juventus
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove
A WORRYING injury to Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson that saw him limp off in the opening stages was the main talking point from Saturday evening’s friendly match at Ashburton Grove.
While an own goal by Granit Xhaka moments before the interval and a late second from Islington-born 19-year-old substitute Samuel Iling-Junior prior to the final whistle, was enough for the illustrious visitors from Serie A to win this December warm-up, the home side will be far more preoccupied with Nelson’s worrying first-half departure.
Mikel Arteta picked a strong starting XI for the friendly against Vecchia Signora, with the added bonus of seeing Ben White back in the welcoming embrace of the red and white of Arsenal after his pointless desert sojourn.
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