Piermario Morosini dies during game

[The Prototype]

Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing during his team's Serie B match at Pescara on Saturday. Morosini's death was confirmed by Dr De Blasi, who said the player had suffered cardiac arrest. "Unfortunately, he arrived dead at the hospital," he said. "He never recovered."

Morosini, 25, was given urgent medical attention on the pitch after collapsing after 31 minutes of the match. A defibrillator was also used before Morosini was rushed to Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital.

Italian news agency Ansa reported that Morosini suffered a heart attack in the ambulance, and Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport later reported that Morosini died due to cardiac arrest.

The Associated Press reported that the player was conscious when he was stretchered off the pitch but was put into a medically induced coma at the hospital.

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