The Spanish footballer Pablo Marí from Monza, stabbed Thursday in an attack in a shopping center in Assago, was operated on. He will be out for at least two months.
Twenty-nine-year-old Marí, on a visit from Arsenal to Monza, sustained cuts to his back and waist. According to a hospital statement, Niguarda should be set aside for about two months after surgery on the damaged muscles.
Monza coach Adriano Galliani visited Mario in hospital on Thursday, who said the player also has a mouth injury, probably from gritting his teeth during the attack. “He has two stitches on his lip and a back injury that fortunately did not affect his organs,” Galliani said.
“He told me he was lucky. ‘I saw another person die today,’ he told me. He had a baby in a stroller and a wife next to him. His height probably saved him,” Galliani said of the way. 193 cm-tall Mari. “He was stabbed in the back and then saw the man stab someone in the neck,” added the longtime former AC Milan manager.
One person died in the attack and four others were injured. Former Inter defender Massimo Tarantino helped disarm the 46-year-old attacker, among others. According to the police, the perpetrator was being treated for a mental disorder. “He just screamed. I didn’t do anything, I’m not a hero,” 51-year-old Tarantino said.
