Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi has died at the age of 19, the Serie A club have confirmed.
Rinaldi suffered a brain aneurysm last week and was taken to hospital.
Rinaldi was on loan at serie D side Legnano.
Legnano have described the news as ‘’a sudden and shocking tragedy, impossible to even imagine.’’
Club president Giovanni Munafo said:’’Andrea came to training and first came to greet me. This is a memory I will carry in my heart.
‘’He was an extraordinary boy, an example for everyone. On behalf of the club, I express my deepest condolences to the family.’’
Rinaldi joined Atalanta youth system at the age of 13 and he won the Scudetto and Supercoppa with the Under-17 side in 2016.
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