Panic gripped the Florentina vs Inter Milan match as Florentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the ground, leaving the players stunned. The 22-year-old, who is on loan at Fiorentina from Roma, fell to the ground as he bent down to remove his boot. The sudden fall left the players in panic mode as they called for immediate help from the ground. The doctors rushed to the field and the footballer was taken to the hospital, resulting in the match getting suspended in the 16th minute and later being called off.
The concerned players from both teams formed a protective ring around Bove to avoid the player getting clicked. The Florentina midfielder was carried on a stretcher and put into the ambulance. Bove joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan from Roma in August. His first goal for the team came in October against his parent club.
"The match will not resume and is postponed to a date to be determined. When the game was interrupted, Bove collapsed to the ground and the situation immediately appeared very serious. An ambulance took the player away, we are waiting for news," read the statement from Serie A.
Forza Edoardo, siamo con te!
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) December 1, 2024
Siamo tutti con te, Edoardo.
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) December 1, 2024
God Please 🙏🏼
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) December 1, 2024
O momento em que Edoardo Bove, de 22 anos, desmaiou durante a partida com a Fiorentina. 😳Edoardo Bove 🤍💔 pic.twitter.com/WvdI4OPMet
— Rui Das Transferências (@agente_rui) December 1, 2024
Italian Serie A Fiorentina player Edoardo Bove collapsed suddenly during football match today. Can we please start admitting what may be causing this huge increase in players collapsing? Wishes of a speedy recovery to Edoardo. pic.twitter.com/I6jqKsT0ya
— Robin Monotti (@robinmonotti) December 1, 2024
NEW UPDATE: Edoardo Bove is alert, conscious and breathing. He was transported by an ambulance to the hospitalKeep praying for him🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/tYOxrc25Jr
— Nungua Burnaboy (@views09) December 1, 2024
Pray for Edoardo Bove 🙏Now is not the time to speculate on what caused this.pic.twitter.com/fsvOAKpVVY
— Jeffrey Josephs (@AlphaJeffrey45) December 1, 2024
Edoardo Bove Latest Health Update
As per the latest health report, Edoardo has regained consciousness and is breathing independently following medical intervention. Sources indicate that an epileptic seizure may have triggered the cardiac arrest that led to his collapse.
This was the second instance of a player collapsing during a Serie A match. Earlier, Roma defender Evan Ndicka collapsed during his team's match at Udinese in April.
Meanwhile, the CEO of Inter Milan, Beppe Marotta, hailed the football community for coming together to stand beside Bove.
“Fiorentina directors Prade and Ferrari went to hospital, I spoke to Daniele just now,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.
“Football is a community, so naturally when these situations happen, all the players and the referee worked together to help and it was a spontaneous decision to abandon the game.
“Fiorentina will make a statement on the situation, but I just wanted to be here to express how close Inter and the whole football world is to Bove and his family right now.”