David De Gea has issued a two word statement after his team-mate collapsed against Inter Milan.
Edoardo Bove went down untouched in the 15th minute of Fiorentina‘s Serie A clash with Inter Milan on Sunday (December 1). Inter players were seen begging to get medical attention on the pitch as other players were spotted in tears.
Referee Daniele Dove instructed both teams to go back into the dressing rooms and the game was later abandoned as Inter confirmed on X: “#FiorentinaInter has been abandoned due to a medical emergency.”
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De Gea, who joined Viola over the summer, was between the sticks on Sunday – and he posted on social media: “God Please.”
Fiorentina and Inter players formed a shield around the star as he received medical attention. Bove was transported into an ambulance, that had made its way onto the pitch at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, as players and match officials were seen in tears,
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Italian journalist Matteo Dovellini shared a post on X reporting Bove is “alert, conscious and breathing autonomously.”
While other fans praised the actions of Federico Dimarco and Nicolò Barella who were quick to aid the Fiorentina star: “Respect to Dimarco and Barella who fought urgently for the medics to come on the field as soon as possible. Prayers up for Edoardo Bove, his family and Fiorentina football club.”
Bove joined Fiorentina in the summer, swapping from boyhood club Roma on loan, as he searched for more first team minutes.