AN Oasis fan tragically died before attending one of the band’s concerts at the weekend.
Alessandro Croce, from the Teramo area of Italy, passed away on Saturday after falling unwell.
Alessandro Croce tragically died before attending an Oasis concert in Edinburgh
The 30-year-old had travelled to the capital from Teramo, Italy
Tributes have been paid to the amateur basketball player and dentist
Mark FergusonHe was planning to attend Oasis’ concert at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday[/caption]
It is understood the 30-year-old died after collapsing at his accommodation hours before the show at Murrayfield Stadium.
Tributes have been poured in for the dentist and amateur basketball player.
His local team, Basketball Teramo, said it is “shocked” by his sudden passing.
The club hailed him as a “beloved” player and a “”pillar” of their squad and “an example of dedication, loyalty and sportsmanship to us all”.
A statement from the club read: “Basketball Teramo mourns the demise of Alessandro Croce.
“The entire Teramo Basketball community is literally shocked and grips with deep and inconceivable sorrow for the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved athlete Alessandro, at the age of 30.
“Alessandro has not only been a pillar of our team, but an integral part of our history and the heart of our association.
“Grown up in our ranks, played on our team for as many as 6 seasons, was our first captain in 2012 and 2013; dedicated his life to his passion for basketball, becoming an example of dedication, loyalty and sportsmanship to us all.
“His absence will leave an indelible void in all of us, not only on the playing field but especially in our hearts.
“At this moment of great sadness, all the management, technical staff, athletes and fans of Basketball Teramo wish to express their deepest condolences to Alessandro’s family.
“His memory and smile will live on forever in every game, every practice and every basket.”
The mayor of Bellante, Giovanni Melchiorre, wrote: “The sudden demise of Alessandro Croce, young Teraman and valuable basketball player of Monstars Bellante, leaves us stunned and saddens us.
“Thirty years is the right age to build and consolidate, and death should not be considered among the possible outcomes of the life experience lived up to then.
“I just like to think that Alessandro was exactly where he wanted to be, and he lived his fragility just like every time on the basketball court, accepting the challenge and fighting.
“The family members receive the most heartfelt condolences from the Bellante Administration and the entire town community.“
Local politician, Gianguido D’Alberto, wrote: “Our town is deeply shaken by the passing of Alessandro Croce, a young life broken too soon.
“On behalf of myself and the Municipal Administration I express my deepest condolences to father Paolo, mother Paola, sister Giulia and the whole family, expressing the closeness and embrace of the entire Teraman community at this moment of immense pain.”
Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.
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