He falls ill during a soccer match: he falls to the ground and dies on the pitch

Illness on the pitch during a soccer match : a man collapsed to the ground and died on the pitch .

It happened last night in Agrigento . The 49-year-old Vincenzo Re lost his life. Friends and managers of the sports facility called 118, but there was nothing to do . The ambulance arrived within minutes, but the death occurred shortly before arriving at the hospital.

As far as has been learned, the victim did not suffer from any pathology . The shocking episode adds to the one that took place just 24 hours earlier, in Favara, where a 12-year-old boy, Davide Licata, died . The little boy fell ill and passed out while playing basketball. For this tragedy, the prosecutor of Agrigento has opened an investigation.

(Unioneonline/vf)