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Italian soccer club Fiorentina says midfielder Edoardo Bove is awake and “alert” after being placed in a medically induced coma following his collapse during a game on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Bove collapsed on the field in the 16th minute of a Serie A match against Inter Milan. He was carried off on a stretcher to an ambulance near the pitch and taken to Careggi Hospital in Florence. The game was abandoned.
“Edoardo Bove, following an uneventful night, was awakened and extubated this morning. He is currently awake, alert and oriented,” the team said on X.
After his collapse, Bove’s teammates immediately called for medical help and both sets of players surrounded the 22-year-old while he was being treated before he was swiftly stretchered off to an ambulance near the pitch and taken to Careggi Hospital in Florence.
“Fiorentina and the Careggi University Hospital announce that the footballer Edoardo Bove … is currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalized in intensive care,” Fiorentina said in a statement. “The first cardiological and neurological tests performed have ruled out acute damage to the central nervous system and the cardio-respiratory system. Edoardo Bove will be re-evaluated in the next 24 hours.”
Sky Italia reported that the player regained consciousness while he was in the ambulance and was managing to breathe on his own.
Bove’s parents and his girlfriend have arrived at the hospital along with Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino and most of his teammates, as well as club directors and the city’s mayor.
Fiorentina fans also gathered outside the hospital and displayed a banner with the words: “Forza Edoardo, Florence is with you.”
Bove is a product of the Roma youth academy and joined Fiorentina on loan in the offseason with the option to make the move permanent.
He has scored one goal in 11 Serie A games this season.