Arsenal defender Pablo Mari stabbed in Italy

Arsenal have confirmed that defender Pablo Mari has been hospitalised in Italy after being stabbed on Thursday, although his accidents aren’t regarded as critical.

Stories in Italy mentioned Mari, who’s on mortgage at Monza from Arsenal, was one in all a number of individuals stabbed in an incident in a buying centre in Milan on Thursday.

In an announcement, Arsenal confirmed the incident however mentioned Mari’s accidents weren’t regarded as life-threatening.

“We’re all shocked to listen to the dreadful information in regards to the stabbing in Italy, which has put plenty of individuals in hospital together with our on-loan centre-back Pablo Mari,” the assertion learn.

“We have now been in touch with Pablo’s agent who has instructed us he is in hospital and isn’t critically damage.

“Our ideas are with Pablo and the opposite victims of this dreadful incident.”

Talking quickly after Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven within the Netherlands on Thursday, Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was requested about Mari’s situation.

“I simply came upon — I do know [Arsenal technical director] Edu’s been in contact along with his kin,” he mentioned.

“He is in hospital and appears to be OK however I am going to have a briefing now in regards to the scenario in what occurred. We’ll be in contact with him and hopefully he is OK.”

Monza chief government Adriano Galliani shared additional particulars in regards to the incident.

“Pablo Mari had a reasonably deep wound on his again, which happily didn’t contact important organs such because the lungs or different,” he was quoted as saying by Sky Italy.

“His life will not be in peril, he ought to get better shortly.”

Mari joined the Serie A facet on mortgage from Arsenal within the off season. The 29-year-old joined the Premier League membership in 2020 from Flamengo.