Genoa defender Issa Cissokho has been taken to hospital for tests after suffering stomach pains.

He had come off the bench for the final 20 minutes of today’s 0-0 Serie A draw with Napoli at Marassi.

According to reports, Cissokho felt the pain after the final whistle and medical staff took him to hospital in an ambulance for tests.

The club doctors suspect he suffered an allergic reaction and was struck by sudden loss of energy.

Genoa defender Issa Cissokho has been taken to hospital for tests after suffering stomach pains.

He had come off the bench for the final 20 minutes of today’s 0-0 Serie A draw with Napoli at Marassi.

According to reports, Cissokho felt the pain after the final whistle and medical staff took him to hospital in an ambulance for tests.

The club doctors suspect he suffered an allergic reaction and was struck by sudden loss of energy.

A statement confirmed he will be kept in overnight for observation and, pending complications, released tomorrow morning.

The 30-year-old French-born Senegal international joined Genoa over the summer.

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