The Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini was playing against Pescara in a Serie B game when he fell to the ground.
Witnesses have said Morosini, 25, tried to get back up but then collapsed again.
A doctor told Italian media: "He suffered a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately he was already dead when the ambulance arrived. He never regained consciousness."
There have been reports that a police car had blocked the ambulance's way into the stadium, delaying the arrival of paramedics and specialist equipment.
The match was abandoned after 31 minutes with other players in tears.
And the Italian federation has called off all league games for the rest of the weekend.
Morosini was capped as an under-21 player and on loan to Livorno from Serie A side Udinese.
The incident comes just weeks after Bolton Wanderers' player Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field in a live televised game against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Muamba had also suffered a cardiac arrest.
A consultant cardiologist, who was in the crowd at the time, ran to his aid and after 78 minutes of paramedics working on him, he was finally revived at the London Chest Hospital.
Muamba has since celebrated his 24th birthday and is said to be recovering well
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