Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died after suffering a heart attack midway through a clash between his team and Italian side Pescara.

The 25-year-old received medical attention on the pitch after collapsing in the 31st minute of the match in Italy's second division - but despite attempts to save his life using a defibrillator, he was dead on arrival at hospital.

'He suffered a cardiac arrest,' said Dr Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist at Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital.

'Unfortunately he was already dead when the ambulance arrived. He never regained consciousness.'

The game - which Pescara had been winning 2-0 - was abandoned following Morosini's collapse, while all Italian football matches due to be played this weekend have been called off as a mark of respect.
Other players were seen leaving the pitch in tears afterwards.
Italian media has reported that a car belonging to traffic police had initially blocked the ambulance's route into the football stadium, with a window having to be broken so the car could be moved.

The footballer was given medical assistance on the pitch during the game
Pescara manager Dannilo Iannascoli said: 'I don't know if the ambulance was late, but I know that the entrance on to the pitch was blocked by a vehicle.
'Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up but then collapsed again.'

Mario Morosini also lost his brother and parents when he was a child. Abosolutley Devastating.