Doctors have provided an update on Edoardo Bove’s health after the Fiorentina player collapsed during their match against Inter Milan on Sunday.
Midfielder Bove collapsed and was rushed off the pitch in an ambulance during his side’s Serie A match against Milan at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Bove, 22, went down untouched in the 16th minute with referee Daniele Doveri stopping the game to allow him to receive treatment.
Players and staff had formed a wall around Bove while medical staff tended to him. Several players from both sides were seen crying in harrowing scenes.
The match was quickly suspended and the players returned to their dressing rooms as Bove was transported away from the stadium and to hospital.
Fiorentina released a statement detailing how Bove was ‘currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalised in intensive care’.
Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed during his side’s game against Inter Milan
Bove was taken to hospital in an ambulance but was later said to be breathing and conscious
The 22-year-old Italian international has represented his country up to Under-21 level
The club went on to say ‘the first cardiological and neurological tests carried out have excluded acute damage to the central nervous system and the cardio-respiratory system’. Now, doctors have provided an update on his health.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, after arriving at the Careggi hospital in Florence, Bove regained consciousness and doctors assured that his ‘life was not in danger’.
Among the first to arrive at the hospital was captain Cristiano Biraghi. He was joined by Martinez Quarta. Danilo Cataldi, who was one of the first players to help Bove when he collapsed on the pitch, also visited the hospital.
Rolando Mandragora, Pietro Terracciano, Luca Ranieri and Dodo were also seen at the hospital – with several other players making their way over to the medical facility to show their support.
La Gazzetta dello Sport also revealed that Bove’s parents and girlfriend were all in attendance on the night and later travelled to the hospital to visit the Fiorentina star.
They reported that father Giovanni and girlfriend Martina attended the hospital straight away. Meanwhile, his mother Tanya collapsed inside the stadium after the incident.
After regaining consciousness, she later travelled to the hospital along with the mayor of Florence, Sara Funaro.
Following the incident, Fiorentina’s full statement read: ‘Fiorentina and the Commisso family thank Viola fans, the clubs, fans and the world of football and sport for the support shown towards Edoardo Bove and his loved ones.’
Players from both teams were left in shock on the pitch as medical staff tended to Bove
Bove’s parents and his girlfriend – Martina (left) – were all in attendance on the night
Fiorentina had said in their earlier statement: ‘ACF Fiorentina and the Careggi University Hospital announce that the footballer Edoardo Bove, who was treated on the pitch following a loss of consciousness during the Fiorentina-Inter match, is currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalised in intensive care .
‘The Viola footballer arrived at the emergency room in stable haemodynamic conditions and the first cardiological and neurological tests carried out have excluded acute damage to the central nervous system and the cardio-respiratory system. Edoardo Bove will be re-evaluated in the next 24 hours’.
Inter Milan released a statement shortly after the incident took place on Sunday afternoon, saying: ‘The match has been suspended due to a medical emergency.’
Giuseppe Marotta, president of Inter, spoke about the incident shortly after it took place. He said: ‘Inter and the entire football world express their closeness to Bove’s family and Fiorentina.
The Serie A match was suspended immediately after Bove collapsed on the pitch
Later in the night, Fiorentina fans put up a banner outside the Careggi hospital in support
‘The decision to postpone the match was spontaneous on everyone’s part, we are a community, all the players and even the referee were emotionally involved. We hope it is nothing serious’.
While a Serie A statement read: ‘The match will not resume and is postponed to a date to be determined. With the game interrupted, Bove collapsed to the ground and the situation immediately appeared very serious. An ambulance took the player away, we await news.’
Bove is on loan at Fiorentina from Roma and has made 14 appearances to date. He scored his first goal for his current club against his parent side in October.
An Italy international, Bove has played for his country at every age group up to the Under-21s but is yet to receive a call-up to the senior set-up.