Arsenal defender Pablo Mari was one of six people to have been attacked with a knife in a supermarket near Milan and has been taken to hospital to treat his injuries.
The Spanish centre-back is conscious and suffered severe injuries to his back, though none are thought to be life threatening. According to reports in Italy, the incident occurred in a Carrefour in the Milanofirori di Assago shopping centre on Thursday evening at around 6:30pm local time.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody after taking a knife from the shelves of the shop and attacking people, with six people hurt in the incident. AC Monza president Adriano Galliani stated via the club's Twitter account: "Dear Pablo, we are all here close to you and your family, we love you, keep fighting as you know how to do, you are a warrior and you will get well soon!"
