Morosini died Saturday after suffering
cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch
during his team's Serie B match at Pescara.
He was 25.
Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist at
Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital, confirmed
the death, saying that "unfortunately he was
already dead when he arrived at hospital. He
didn't regain consciousness."
It was the latest high-profile case of a
football player collapsing from heart failure
on the pitch, coming less than a month after
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered
cardiac arrest during a game in England.
Muamba survived, but remains in intensive
care.
All Italian matches this weekend were
immediately called off after the death was
announced.
Morosini, who was on loan from Udinese,
fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the
match and tried unsuccessfully to get up
before receiving urgent medical attention
on the pitch. A defibrillator was used on the
player, and he was conscious when he was
stretchered off the pitch.
"He looked at me in the eyes when he was
taken into the ambulance," Pescara's general
manager, Danilo Iannascoli, told Sky Italia.
"We are living through a drama."
Italian media reports said a car belonging to
traffic police blocked the ambulance's way
into the stadium and a window had to be
broken so the car could be moved.
"I don't know if the ambulance was late, but
I know that the entrance onto the pitch was
blocked by a vehicle," Iannascoli said.
"Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up
but then collapsed again."
Pls..the players should be mindful of their health status before stepping on the pitch..RIP
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