Livorno's Morosini dies after cardiac arrest at match
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Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini died after suffering cardiac arrest during the club's Serie B match at Pescara on Saturday. He was 25.
Morosini was taken to Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital where cardiologist Edoardo De Blasio declared him dead on arrival.
"Unfortunately [Morosini] was already dead when he arrived at hospital," De Blasio said. "He didn't regain consciousness."
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Morosini, who was on loan from Udinese, fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the match and was treated with a defibrillator. He then was taken to the hospital and the match was abandoned.
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