Italy mourns Morosini

The Italian press have expressed their shock and sadness over the death of Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini. The 25-year-old, who was on loan from Udinese, suffered a cardiac arrest during his team's Serie B match at Pescara yesterday. He was rushed to Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital, where he was declared dead. The tragedy has made front-page headlines of all the major newspapers in the country. National newspaper La Repubblica leads with Morosini's death with the headline: "He dies on the pitch, drama in football." La Repubblica's editorial best summarises the sentiment of the nation, reading: "Incredulous and helpless." A photograph of the player with the caption "Piermario Morosini 1986-2012" covers the front page of Gazzetta dello Sport. "Death on the pitch, Italian football stops," ran Gazzetta's headline, which added: "Controversy regarding medical assistance." An inquiry into Morosini's death will be opened after a parked car belonging to traffic police had initially blocked the ambulance's path into the stadium and its window had to be broken so the car could be moved. Turin-based sports newspaper Tuttosport described the pain felt by everyone who knew...