Morosini autopsy inconclusive

An autopsy on Italian footballer Piermario Morosini, who died after collapsing during a Serie B match at the weekend, has proved inconclusive.

The post-mortem examination was carried out yesterday and lasted more than six hours but no cause of death was determined.

“There is no macroscopic evidence that allows us to determine his death,” coroner Cristian D’Ovidio said in quotes reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Morosini, 25, died after collapsing while playing for Livorno in a match at Pescara on Saturday afternoon.

Livorno, the club Morosini joined on loan from Udinese in January, confirmed yesterday that his body will arrive at Leghorn’s Armando Picchi stadium today in order to allow fans to pay their respects.

Morosini’s body will then be taken to his home city of Bergamo where a funeral will take place on Thursday.

Earlier yesterday, Livorno announced that Morosini’s number 25 jersey would be retired and called on certain media outlets to cease broadcasting images of the incident.