Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has received a welcome boost with the news that Lucas Torreira will not need to go under the knife for the ankle injury that he suffered against Portsmouth.
Torreira, 24, had to be carried off on a stretcher after just 16 minutes following a sturdy challenge by Pompey defender James Bolton with the game goalless.
Arsenal were concerned in the immediate after math of the 2-0 win that the former Sampdoria star could miss the remainder of the season once they learned that his ankle was fractured.
But it seems that Torreira could return sooner than expected, if Uruguayan journalist Rodrigo Romano's latest update in on the money. "Good news.
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