FIGC have responded after Castelfiorentino defender Mattia Giani passed away after suffering an on-field heart attack on Saturday.

Giani collapsed during the Eccellenza league game between between Lanciotto Campi and Castelfiorentino and died the following morning at the Careggi hospital in Florence.

“I express my and the Italian Football Federation's deepest condolences to Mattia's family," said FIGC president Gabriele Gravina. “The entire Italian football movement rallies around those who loved him, the Club, Castelfiorentino, and friends at the Tuscany Regional Committee of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (National Amateur League).

"We are faced with a tragedy that has shocked everyone, which also occurred on the anniversary of the death of the late Piermario Morosini, and on the same day in which Roma footballer Evan Ndicka also fell ill," underlined the president.

"In recent years, much has been done to protect the health of members and such dramatic events remind us that prevention must always be a priority."