Roma's Evan Ndicka suffered a collapsed lung when he fell to the pitch

Roma defender Evan Ndicka suffered a collapsed lung when he fell to the pitch clutching his chest playing against Udinese on Sunday. The Serie A match was abandoned in the 72nd minute after Ndicka, 24, was carried off on a stretcher. Roma manager Daniele de Rossi allayed fears Ndicka had suffered cardiac issues and revealed the cause of the Ivory Coast centre-back's problems.