Livorno player collapses during game

RIP

RIP fratello.

rest in peace.... pretty tragic... i was just wondering why milan fans were in tears

... sorry these thing happen, hope football associations make strict medical examination rules for all players

R.I.P.

All the serie a games got suspended until further notice.

RIP

RIP

All Serie A and B games have been suspended by the FIGC after the death of Livorno's Piermario Morosini.

The midfielder, who was owned by Udinese and on loan to Livorno, collapsed 31 minutes into today's Serie B game between Pescara and Livorno.

Medical staff tried to revive him, but the 25-year-old - who would've turned 26 in July - was dead on arrival at the local hospital.

Morosini had a tragic family history, as both his parents died young and his brother was also killed in an accident.

RIP , very sad day for football.

Not been a great season in terms of footballers collapsing

Rest in peace Morosini.

This stuff shouldn't happen on a football field. I think after all these tragic incidents , some people at FIFA & UEFA should take a bit of action . I don't know what but something should be done , perhaps force teams to make monthly medical check ups on players or something like that. Something that could prevent situations like that one..

Dante13 wrote:Rest in peace Morosini.

This stuff shouldn't happen on a football field. I think after all these tragic incidents , some people at FIFA & UEFA should take a bit of action . I don't know what but something should be done , perhaps force teams to make monthly medical check ups on players or something like that. Something that could prevent situations like that one..

Agreed.

RIP.

R.I.P

that makes it 3? this year?

May he RIP. No one deserves to die that young.

RIP

R.I.P

Morosini's life was such a tragedy in itself. Lost his mother at 15, his father at 17. His brother had also died, and sister is very ill.

Atalanta youth team chief Mino Favini reveals the tragedies that blighted Piermario Morosini’s brief life. “He was golden.”

The 25-year-old collapsed during today’s Pescara-Livorno Serie B match and was owned by Udinese, but grew up in the prestigious Atalanta youth academy.

“He was golden, always trying to help his family. That was Piermario Morosini,” explained Favini.

“He grew up at Atalanta with me and I saw him playing as a very young boy. He was a fantastic lad who always rushed to help everyone. He lived for his family.

“Yet he was such an unlucky man. He lost both parents young, his brother and sister have physical handicaps. His little brother recently killed himself by jumping out of a window. He had the most unfortunate life.

“Udinese signed him from us and he was very talented. He had a strong career, was respected by all his teammates. Everywhere he went, people spoke highly of him. He had a heart of gold.”

Former Vicenza teammate Raffaele Schiavi, now a defender at Padova, posted a picture of Morosini’s smiling face on Twitter.

“Despite the many family problems he had, Moro always had a smile on his face and never let those issues come through. It’s how I want to remember him.”


True fighter....... You'll be missed

KMD wrote:that makes it 3? this year?

its 2012

RIP

RIP

May he R.I.P.

'Destiny' took Morosini


Livorno President Aldo Spinelli and Lecce Coach Serse Cosmi both felt it was “destiny” that took Piermario Morosini.

The 25-year-old midfielder collapsed during today’s Pescara-Livorno Serie B match and was dead on arrival at the hospital. It is currently not clear whether the cause was a heart attack or aneurysm.

“We are all shaken to the core,” said Spinelli, whose squad was at the hospital when news came through he had not been revived.

“It is such a tough moment for us and we must try to come out of it together. We must find courage, but right now everyone is in a haze of confusion. Unfortunately, there was nothing to be done against destiny.”

Morosini had a tragic life blighted by losing both parents at a young age, then recently his little brother committed suicide, while other family members have handicaps.

“Life forced him to confront things that were larger than him,” said Lecce Coach Cosmi, who gave Morosini his Serie A debut for Udinese against Inter on October 23 2005.

“Destiny took him to be reunited with his family, this poor tragic family that had no luck at all. The only positive thing I can think of is that he might now be happy to be with them again.”

The midfielder grew up in the Atalanta youth academy and was an Under-21 Italy international.

“I was his roommate for two years and he was a fantastic person,” explained Atalanta defender Cristian Raimondi.

“I am not surprised by all the kind things people have said about him, as nobody could have a bad word about him. He had so many sad moments in his life, but never let you see them affect him.”


Defibrillator 'could not have saved' Morosini

Doctors who rushed to Piermario Morosini’s aid on the pitch claim the presence of a defibrillator “could not have saved him.”

The 25-year-old collapsed during today’s Pescara-Livorno Serie B match and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

Some reports suggest the cause of death may have been an aneurysm, but even more are discussing the delay in getting treatment. A traffic police car was parked in the wrong place, blocking off the ambulance’s entrance to the pitch area, so Pescara and Livorno players were seen forcibly pulling the stretcher through.

“When there is a cardiac arrest, which is what Morosini was having, for at least the first couple of minutes you must do CPR. Then, if there are electrical signs, the defibrillator comes into action,” explained Pescara chief medic Ernesto Sabatini.

“The defibrillator could not be used because it automatically detects electrical impulses. If there are none, then the machine does not activate.

“For a moment the boy had been revived, but in the ambulance the crew continued trying without success. When he arrived at the hospital, the first thing they did was introduce a pacemaker to give electrical impulses back to the heart.”

The chief cardiologist of the Pescara hospital was in the stands of the match as a fan and rushed down to help the initial treatment.

“When I reached the field, Morosini was in a cardiac and respiratory arrest,” said Professor Paloscia.

“We gave a cardiac massage for an hour and a half, first manually and then with various instruments, but there was nothing to be done.

“We cannot yet say whether the cause of death was cerebral or cardiac, as this can only be confirmed via an autopsy.”

There have been many recent cases of cardiac arrests on the pitch, including Cameroon international Marc Vivien Foe during the Confederations Cup in June 2003, Sao Caetano defender Serginho in 2004, Sevilla player Antonio Puerta in August 2007 and Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque in 2009.

Fabrice Muamba collapsed during the Tottenham-Bolton match last month, but was revived by medical staff and is on the road to recovery.

WTF NO football this weekend???? People die all the time, so the sport must stop also? 1 minute silence would suffice! Damn that's a hard blow. Also RIP

Eivindo wrote:WTF NO football this weekend???? People die all the time, so the sport must stop also? 1 minute silence would suffice! Damn that's a hard blow. Also RIP

he died in the middle of the match. he's former teammates with :

Consigli
Motta
Andreolli
Criscito
Marzoratti
Abate
Marchisio
Acquafresca
Giovinco
De Ceglie
Sirigu
Ranocchia
Pisano
Bocchetti
Candreva
Poli
Cerci
Paloschi
Balotelli
Cigarini
Seculin
Dessena

and others...