Football in mourning, Mattia Giani died after falling ill on the pitch

Mattia Giani has died, the Castelfiorentino player was struck by illness on the pitch

“Unfortunately, terrible news reaches me. Mattia didn't make it.” The mayor of Castelfiorentino, Alessio Falorni, wrote it on Facebook, giving the news of the death of Mattia Gianiwho felt ill on the pitch on Sunday 14 April 2024 and collapsed to the ground in the 14th minute – for a heart attack – at the municipal stadium of Campi Bisenzio (Florence) during the race championship of Excellence Between Lanciotto Campi and Castelfiorentino. “Words are definitely lacking in these moments. A terrible tragedy. An excruciating pain. We can only gather together in a very strong embrace of the family and the society to which they belong. Rest in peace”.

Mattia Giani, mayor of San Miniato, 'dismayed by the death, close to the family'

“Unfortunately this morning the terrible news arrived that Mattia didn't make it. Tremendous pain, we are dismayed and astonished by this tragedy. We are close to the family, to our father Sandro, to our mother, to our brother in this moment which leaves us all speechless”. So on Facebook Simone Giglioli, mayor of San Miniato (Pisa), learned the news of the death of the 26-year-old footballer from Castelfiorentino, Mattia Giani, who lived with his family in Ponte a Egola, a hamlet of the municipality of San Miniato.