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Italy hope Riccardo Calafiori will be fit for their final World Cup qualifier with Norway on Sunday, in a major injury boost for Arsenal .

Reports in Italy have suggested Calafiori is managing hip pain and the defender is not expected to play against Moldova on Thursday, although he has been named in the squad for the game.

But his hip issue is not thought to be serious and Arsenal hope he will be fine to face Tottenham in the north London derby in their first game after the international break on November 23.

Having been named in the travelling Italy squad for their

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