Following a collision with international team-mate Eder Militao on Thursday, Arsenal and Brazil player Gabriel Martinelli was taken off the training pitch. 

After Militao forcefully collided with Martinelli, footage posted to social media showed the winger tumbling to the ground in a heap and in anguish as medical workers hurried on to treat him.

The way Martinelli stayed on the ground following the incident and how the medical staff forced him off the pitch will worry Brazil, who is training ahead of their Tuesday Copa America group stage match against Costa Rica.

Originally dragging Martinelli’s arm as if to tell him to get up before walking away and leaving him with Arsenal team-mate Gabriel Magalhaes, Militao seemed to show no guilt following the event. 

Martinelli appeared in great discomfort as he got back to his feet and staggered behind the goal about a minute after the medics had hurried on to the training area.

As he hobbled to the touchline, the Arsenal winger struggled to put weight on his right leg in particular.

Ahead of the Copa America, Martinelli and Militao were benched for Brazil’s last warm-up game against USA; the attacker substituted during the 1-1 tie.

After Real Madrid’s Champions League success against Borussia Dortmund in the final last month, Militao arrives at the Brazil camp off the back; Martinelli just missed out on Premier League glory to Manchester City on the closing weekend.

Stacked with superstars including Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Real Madrid forward pair Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo, Brazil head into the Copa America as one of the favourites to raise the cup.

Although Martinelli was not Arsenal’s shining finest, he nevertheless helped the Gunners to push City to the wire in the championship figҺt, so contributing eight goals and five assists across all competitions.

Militao battled back from his anterior cruciate ligament tear, therefore suffering an ιnjury-plagued campaign. In March he made his first LaLiga appearance of the season.