The parent club of Italian footballer Piermario Morosini, who died during a game on Saturday, will take care of his disabled sister, according to its captain Antonio Di Natale.

Several thousand people gathered outside Livorno’s Armando Picchi stadium yesterday to pay tribute to Piermario Morosini, the Livorno midfielder who died on Saturday after collapsing on the pitch during his team’s Serie B game at Pescara.

Several thousand people gathered today outside Livorno's Armando Picchi stadium to pay tribute to Piermario Morosini, the Livorno midfielder who died yesterday after collapsing on the pitch during his team's Serie B game at Pescara.

Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team’s Serie B match at Pescara this afternoon.