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(CNN)– Italian footballer Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing during a Serie B match at Pescara on Saturday, according to Italian media reports.

The 25-year-old collapsed after suffering a heart attack during the first half of the game of the match between Pescara and Livorno in Italian football’s second division.

He was treated on the pitch before being rushed by ambulance to Pescara’s Civile Santo Spirito hospital but was later pronounced dead.

A statement on the official Serie A web site said: “The world of soccer is in mourning for the tragedy that took place this afternoon in Pescara, where during a match between the home team and Livorno, the soccer player Piermario Morosini collapsed on the ground (struck down) by a heart attack.

“The young midfield player came under pharmacological coma, but he died around 17:00.”

Retrieved: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/14/sport/football/football-morosini-italy-collapse/index.html

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