A dinner with her teammates ended in tragedy last night in Rome . Sofia Di Vico began feeling ill while eating . Symptoms of a severe allergy immediately appeared: the fifteen-year-old began having difficulty breathing, then collapsed. Her father carried her to her room and administered the medications he had brought with him, but the situation didn't improve. The emergency number 112 was called, but even an ambulance ride to the Grassi Hospital in Ostia proved futile, and the doctors could only pronounce her dead.

A tragedy that the Prosecutor's Office is now seeking clarification on. A manslaughter case has therefore been opened, and the restaurant's kitchen has been seized. The police have launched investigations to clarify every aspect and establish any liability . The hypothesis is that of a food allergy , although only an autopsy will provide confirmation. According to the reconstruction, the girl was allergic to milk proteins, and it appears the restaurant was aware of this. It remains unclear whether the scrambled eggs and green beans she was eating contained traces of milk or cheese. Sofia, originally from the province of Caserta, was in the capital to participate in the "Mare di Roma Trophy in Pink" tournament with her team, Unio Basket Maddaloni. The tournament in which the fifteen-year-old was scheduled to participate has been suspended . The news, the organization wrote in a post, "has deeply shocked the entire sports community present. In such a dramatic moment, we feel it is our duty to pause, out of respect for the grief of the family, her teammates, and all those involved. Trusting in your understanding, we announce that the Mare di Roma Trophy will end this year. There are no adequate words to describe such a great and unjust loss.

This message joins the many condolences pouring in from other basketball teams. Maddaloni, a town in the province of Caserta where Sofia lived, is in shock. "It's a day of profound sadness for all of us," Mayor Andrea De Filippo wrote on his Facebook page, extending his "deepest condolences" to her parents Fabio and Antonella. "Our deepest thoughts and prayers go out to little Sofia," he added. And in a tragic accident, Sofia died a year after a 21-year-old American student on a study trip to Rome. The girl, allergic to cashews, was struck down by a fatal illness after eating a sandwich at a restaurant in Pigneto. In Italy, 40-60 deaths from anaphylactic shock are recorded each year. According to Vincenzo Patella, president of the Italian Society of Allergology, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC), what an allergy patient should always carry with them is self-injectable adrenaline: "It's a self-administered medication that allows you to gain the time needed to reach the emergency room," he explains. "In these cases, it's the only tool that can make the difference between life and death."