Italians mourned the death of Livorno footballer
PESCARA/ROME: Italians mourned the death of Livorno footballer Piermario Morosini, who collapsed during a game on Saturday. Morosini has a tragic past. He lost his parents before he was 18, and shortly after that his disabled brother killed himself.
He collapsed on the pitch in the 31st minute while playing in Livorno’s Serie B game at Pescara. Doctors try to recover him for 30 minutes but couldn’t succeed. Hospital consultant Leonardo Paloscia said: “Morosini never had a single heartbeat again. From when I arrived he never gave a sign of revival, not in his respiration nor his heartbeat.” A minutes silence has been held by his fans in Toronto, Canada before the MLS game against Chivas USA.
Pescara goalkeeper Luca Anania said, “There was great confusion and I seemed to understand that there was also a bit of delay in help arriving. Some of my teammates helped carry the stretcher by hand to the ambulance.”Many players left the field with tears in their eyes.
The Italian press paid tribute to Morosini on Sunday.”He was golden, always trying to help his family,” Atalanta youth team director Mino Favini told Associated Press.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter tweeted: “Only tears. There are no words to express what I tried to when I found out about Piermario Morosini’s death.” A similar incident involving Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba occurred last month.
