Arsenal footballer, stabbed in Milan mall

Spanish defender Pablo Mari went shopping and suffered at the hands of a madman.

Spanish football player Pablo Mari was stabbed while visiting a shopping center in Milan. The footballer went shopping there with his family.

According to Marca, while walking in the corridors of the shopping center, a man was stabbed in the back by an unknown person. In connection with the injury, the helicopter took the player to the hospital. His condition was assessed as serious, but he was conscious and able to speak.

Marie was even able to comment on what happened at the mall:

“I was with a cart with my baby inside and I felt a great pain in my back. Then this man stabbed another man in the throat. I was lucky, but I saw a man die in front of me,” said Marie .

It is reported that the police have caught the culprit. It turned out to be a 46-year-old Italian man with mental illness. In total, six people were injured at the hands of a madman: five guests and a cashier. Four are in serious condition, one man died.

Note that Pablo Mari’s contract belongs to London Arsenal, but at the moment the player is on loan for Italian Monza. Both clubs have already commented on the terrible incident that happened to the player.

Monza Managing Director Adriano Galliani:

“Pablo Mari has a deep wound on the back, fortunately it did not affect vital organs, such as the lungs or others. There is no threat to his life, he should recover quickly,” said Galliani.

Arsenal statement:

“We are all devastated by the terrible news of the stabbings in Italy which have taken many people to hospital, including our loan centre-back Pablo Mari.

We contacted Pablo’s agent, who told us that he is in the hospital and that he is not seriously injured. Our thoughts are with Pablo and the other victims of this horrific incident,” the statement said.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta:

“I just found out about it. I know that Arsenal’s technical director has contacted the football player’s relatives. Marie is in hospital, but everything seems to be okay with her,” Arteta was quoted as saying the BBC said.

We add that in the current season of the Italian championship, Pablo Mari took part in eight matches, in which he scored one goal. With Arsenal, Pablo won the FA Cup and Super Cup in 2020. The footballer also played for Mallorca, Gimnastic, Manchester City, Girona, Breda, Deportivo, Flamengo and Udinese. Best of all, the defender showed himself at the Brazilian club, where he won the local Serie A and the Copa Libertadores.

We remind you, earlier the leader of Amsterdam Ajax was injured in a robbery.

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