Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has reported that the club have been in touch with Pablo Mari's family after he was reportedly stabbed.
Our thoughts are with Pablo and the other victims of this dreadful incident." He has just 19 appearances for his parent club. He's in hospital but he seems to be okay." Mari joined Arsenal in 2020 from Brazilian side Flamengo initially on loan. He said: "I just found out. The 29-year-old is believed to have been stabbed in the back during the incident, according to the BBC.
A stabbing spree in a Milan supermarket reportedly left four injured, including the Arsenal and Monza defender Mari, and one dead.
Monza is currently 15th in the Serie A table with a record of 3-1-7. However, one person reportedly died on their way to the hospital after being stabbed in the horrific incident, and Mari made sure to send his condolences. [released a statement](https://www.arsenal.com/news/pablo-mari-recovering-hospital) the day of the incident, confirming Mari's injuries and saying their thoughts were also with the other stabbing victims. "In addition, we want to send our condolences and all our strength to the family and friends of the deceased person, and we sincerely wish that all injured people recover as soon as possible," [according to a Monza statement](https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/3994/), and is expected to spend "two or three" days recovering in the hospital. [told Sky Italy](https://news.sky.com/story/pablo-mari-arsenal-star-among-six-stabbed-in-milan-shopping-centre-12731763) Mari suffered a "fairly deep" stab wound on his back, but since none of his vital organs were harmed "his life is not in danger" and "he should recovery quickly."