After making his debut for Arsenal in the Champions League, Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapie succumbed to a groin injury.

Piero Hincapie was Arsenal and Andrea Berta’s final signing of the summer transfer window.

The versatile left-footed defender arrived from Bayer Leverkusen on loan and there’s an obligation to buy clause included, provided that certain conditions are met.

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Gabriel Martinelli has already praised Hincapie since his arrival, and it is a great shame that the Ecuador international’s start has been disrupted by injury.

Hincapie thinks he’s good enough to start for Arsenal, and some do believe that Arteta intends to use the 23-year-old as a left-back on occasion, even though he’s predominantly been a centre-back thus far in his career. 

In the lead up to the game, Arteta ruled Hincapie out of Arsenal’s tie with Olympiacos at the Emirates Stadium.

However, there hasn’t been much in the way of a definitive return date for Hincapie, who Arsenal fans are keen to see in regular action.

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