Overview
- Villa lost consciousness after a head-on collision with Crotone’s Enrico Piovanello in the fourth minute of the Serie C match at the Arechi.
- Play was halted as medical staff brought a stretcher and a defibrillator onto the field, and Villa was substituted by Coppolaro in the ninth minute.
- He left the stadium conscious in an ambulance and was taken to San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona Hospital in Salerno for evaluation.
- Medical sources reported a concussive head trauma and a mouth wound closed with four stitches, with a CT scan returning negative.
- Piovanello received on-field treatment with a head bandage and continued playing, and the match ended 0-0.