Lucas Torreira set to miss rest of season with ankle fracture

Lucas Torreira is unlikely to play again this season after Arsenal confirmed he will miss up to 10 weeks as he recovers from a fractured ankle.

The Uruguay midfielder was taken off on a stretcher early on during the 2-0 FA Cup win at Portsmouth last week and was later seen leaving Fratton Park on crutches. A fracture was confirmed by Arsenal late last week but no return date was set until the 24-year-old had seen a specialist – with further information released on Monday now ruling him out for between eight to 10 weeks.

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The former Sampdoria player had not previously started for Arsenal since the 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea on 21 January but was left injured after a challenge by the Portsmouth defender James Bolton, which the referee Mike Dean deemed to be a fair one. Torreira was replaced by Dani Ceballos 16 minutes into the cup tie, which Arsenal won with goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah.