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Unai Emery Provides Alexandre Lacazette Fitness Update After Arsenal Forward Limps Off in Friendly

SI.com | July 28, 2019

Related Topics: Arsenal F.C., Alexandre Lacazette, Unai Emery, Olympique Lyonnais, exhibition match, Emirates Cup, Reiss Nelson, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Unai Emery has provided an update on the fitness of Alexandre Lacazette after he hobbled off early during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Lyon on Sunday.

Lacazette lasted just 13 minutes during the pre-season Emirates Cup clash before picking up an innocuous looking knock, forcing Emery to replace him with youngster Reiss Nelson.

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Arsenal went on to take the lead in the friendly through Lacazette's strike partner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but two second-half goals from Moussa Dembele condemned Arsenal to defeat and saw Lyon lift the Emirates Cup.






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