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14-04-2012, 07:59 PM
Serie A matches off after Livorno player dies
Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing on the pitch in Saturday's Serie B match at Pescara, with the match abandoned after 31 minutes.Morosini, 25, was rushed to hospital after medical staff attended to him on the pitch for a suspected heart attack. The game was then called off with the other players leaving the field in tears."He suffered a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately he was already dead when the ambulance arrived. He never regained consciousness," announced Doctor De Blasi.Italian media reports claimed that a police car had blocked the ambulance's way into the stadium."I don't know if the ambulance was late, but I know that the entrance onto the pitch was blocked by a vehicle,'' Iannascoli added. "Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up but then collapsed again.''The former Italy Under-21 international was on loan at Livorno from Serie A side Udinese.As a result of the tragedy, all Serie A games have been called off this weekend.
http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=161096263
Looks like something similar too what Muamba had. RIP.
Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing on the pitch in Saturday's Serie B match at Pescara, with the match abandoned after 31 minutes.Morosini, 25, was rushed to hospital after medical staff attended to him on the pitch for a suspected heart attack. The game was then called off with the other players leaving the field in tears."He suffered a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately he was already dead when the ambulance arrived. He never regained consciousness," announced Doctor De Blasi.Italian media reports claimed that a police car had blocked the ambulance's way into the stadium."I don't know if the ambulance was late, but I know that the entrance onto the pitch was blocked by a vehicle,'' Iannascoli added. "Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up but then collapsed again.''The former Italy Under-21 international was on loan at Livorno from Serie A side Udinese.As a result of the tragedy, all Serie A games have been called off this weekend.
http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=161096263
Looks like something similar too what Muamba had. RIP.