Arsenal’s Pablo Mari has given a thumbs up from his hospital bed after undergoing successful surgery following a stabbing frenzy in Milan yesterday.
The defender, on loan to Italian club Monza from the north London side, was one of five injured in the Carrefour rampage by Italian knifeman Andrea Tombolini, which saw Bolivian-born Luis Fernando Ruggieri killed.
Mari underwent surgery today to reconstruct two injured muscles in his back and will remain in hospital for up to three days, but will remain on the sidelines for at least two months, his club said.
In an Instagram post today, the footballer said: ‘After the hard moment we experienced yesterday, both my family and I want to communicate that fortunately we are all fine despite the circumstances, and we want to thank all the messages of support and affection that we are receiving.
‘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…
