Attack on Pablo Mari: Monza, in shock, wants to postpone its Serie A match

On Thursday afternoon, Monza player Pablo Mari was quietly shopping with his wife and son in a hypermarket in Assago, on the outskirts of Milan (North), when a man visibly suffering from psychiatric disorders attacked several people with a knife, killing an employee and injuring the player and four other seriously injured people.

Successfully operated on Friday, the 29-year-old central defender, on loan from Arsenal this summer, is fine but could now miss three months of competition according to Italian media. “Dear Pablo, we are all close to you and your family, we love you, keep fighting as you know how to do, you are a warrior and you will recover quickly“, wrote Monza on social networks Thursday evening. In shock, the Lombard club has also officially requested the postponement of its match against Bologna scheduled for Monday. “The team is shocked“, explained Adriano Galliani, the managing director, this Friday.

The attacker, a 46-year-old Italian, was arrested. The Arsenal club sent their thoughts to the player and other victims, adding: “We spoke with Pablo’s agent who told us that he is in the hospital and is not seriously injured.“.