According to media reports from Italy, former Flamengo 2019 defender Pablo Marí, currently under contract with Monza, was stabbed while shopping in a mall in Italy.
The attacker was identified as a mentally ill man and was arrested at the scene.
In addition to the Spanish defender, five other people at the scene were also stabbed.
According to the portal O GLOBO, the player’s manager reassured everyone and informed them that the athlete’s health condition was not severe and that he was fully conscious.
“It does not seem to be anything serious, but we have no more news at the moment,” said Arturo Canales, manager of Pablo Marí.
According to information from the international press, the defender was flown to the hospital by a rescue helicopter, and the player did not suffer severe injuries and is conscious.
Arteta, the coach of Arsenal and the club to which the player belongs, issued statements saying that everything was fine with the athlete.
Marí gained national and international fame after being part of the magical Flamengo team of 2019 that won the Brazilian championship, the Libertadores, the Recopa, and the Supercopa.
The Spanish defender returned to Europe in a super sale to Arsenal, in which he received the rubro-negro carioca for a reasonable amount.
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