Ciro Immobile suffers back and rib injuries after car accident in Rome

Ciro Immobile is recovering from a car accident (Tano Pecoraro/AP)

Lazio captain Ciro Immobile has been hospitalised with back and rib injuries after an accident that reportedly saw his car hit by a tram in Rome.

A statement from the club confirmed that the 33-year-old was being assessed at the city’s Gemelli University Hospital following the crash.