Overview
- After Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Bayern, Fabio Capello compared Riccardo Calafiori to a young Sergio Ramos and said he should be tested in front of the defence like Marcel Desailly.
- Calafiori came off the bench and set up Noni Madueke for Arsenal’s second goal, changing the game with an underlapping run and pinpoint cross.
- Mikel Arteta praised the defender’s attitude and described his on-field presence as an "aura," highlighting the immediate impact from the bench.
- The 23-year-old has established himself as Arsenal’s first-choice left-back this season, posting one goal and three assists in 14 appearances across competitions.
- Calafiori downplayed the lofty comparisons, while his prominence has limited Myles Lewis-Skelly’s minutes amid January loan talk that Arteta is understood not to favour.