The Italian football world has just received sad news when striker Mattia Giani unfortunately passed away at the age of 26. During the match between Castelfiorentino and Lanciotto in the 5th division on April 14, Giani suddenly collapsed on the field in the 15th minute while taking a shot.
Giani was rushed to a hospital in Florence for treatment. However, he died just a day later. The cause was determined to be a heart attack.
The unfortunate player Mattia Giani
Condolences have been sent to Giani's family. It is understood that all matches in Italy this weekend will have a minute of silence to remember the unfortunate player.
Head coach Nico Scaridigli (Castelfiorentino) said that his student Giani is a good person. He also highly appreciated Giani's talent and affirmed that he could not go far because of muscle problems.
According to DailyMail, the unfortunate incident happened just 2 days after Giani and his girlfriend Sofia Caruso moved in together. Sofia tearfully shared about the text messages and the last moments of her boyfriend.
“We woke up on Sunday. We were talking and joking around. It was a beautiful moment. Then he took his bag and left, and I stayed home. And then he sent me a text message, his last text message.
He wrote, 'Love you. Let me play the next game as Giani. I love you madly.' He always said he loved me madly. I loved him like that too."
Girlfriend Sofia Caruso moved in with Giani just 2 days before the sad incident happened
Italian media revealed that the authorities are investigating Giani's departure. Giani's father, Sandro, said that the home team Lanciotto did not fully meet the requirements of the medical team. Mr. Sandro affirmed that at the time of the incident, there was no doctor on the field. The ambulance also arrived late at the scene.
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