An autopsy was performed on Mattia Giani, the 26-year-old footballer from Castelfiorentino, who died on Monday in Careggi hospital after falling ill the day before during a match against Lanciotto, in Campi Bisenzio. The exam reportperformed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Florence, will be filed with the Prosecutor’s Office in ninety days and will have to clarify the causes of the player’s death. The public prosecutor Giuseppe Ledda, who opened a case for manslaughter on Mattia Giani’s death, has in the meantime given the green light for the return of the body to his family.
Meanwhile, from the report of the sports judge of the Tuscan amateur league it emerged that the first ambulance arrived at the Campi Bisenzio stadium 17 minutes after the moment the alarm went off. First aid was provided “by the guest masseur and a doctor present in the stands who intervened with cardiac massage and the defibrillator present in the changing rooms”is that “after 17 minutes a first ambulance arrived and continued the rescue maneuvers assisted by other volunteers who arrived a few minutes later with another ambulance”Therefore “the doctors did their utmost in resuscitation attempts and then urgently took the player to the nearest emergency room”. Lanciotto was fined 400 euros “for lack of ambulance and/or doctor”, “sanction commensurate with the service omitted, taking into account the fact that occurred”. The match, which was suspended after 14 minutes of the first half, will be restarted for the remaining time but the Castelfiorentino players have requested that it be played on another pitch.
Gianluca Mancini, after the first goal against Milan in the Europa League match at the Olimpico, he dedicated his success to Mattia Giani: “Hello Mattia, forever with us”.
The memory of the Giallorossi defender on the microphones of Rai Sport, relative of the young man who died: “I dedicate the goal to Mattia Giani and his entire family, who are truly suffering. I’ve spent the last few days thinking about them. On a sporting level, I couldn’t ask for anything better, not so much for the goals, but for Roma’s recent results. In private life, however, it’s not a good moment but we will be able to get back up again.”.
Brother Elia Giani’s message on social media: “Hi Matti, my big brother. You have been my example from day one, with your humility, your respect and your goodness. I’ve been trying to write about you for days – we read in the post – but I’m afraid of not being able to express what you were. We have never been fluent in words but one look was enough for us to understand each other. Because of our same passion that our father passed on to us, we didn’t live everyday life but we were always each other’s shoulder”. Elia Giani is also a footballer, he wears the Legnano Salus shirt, in Serie C. He is the partner of the sister of Roma player Gianluca Mancini. “I hope to become at least half the man you were, and to one day teach my children your same values. I am and will always be proud of you. Now take me by the hand and let’s lead this new life together”concludes Elia Giani.
