Edoardo Bove awake and alert: Fiorentina provides health update after midfielder collapses on field vs Inter

The 22-year-old, on loan from Roma, had collapsed in the 16th minute of the league clash against the Nerazzurri and was carried off on a stretcher to an ambulance and taken to the hospital.

Fiorentina's Edoardo Bove, injured, is transported to a waiting ambulance during the Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Inter at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy, Sunday Dec. 1, 2024 (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)

Italian football club Fiorentina on Monday said that midfielder Edoardo Bove is awake and ‘alert’ after being placed in a medically induced coma following his collapse during a Serie A game vs Inter Milan on Sunday.

The 22-year-old, on loan from Roma, had collapsed in the 16th minute of the league clash against the Nerazzurri and was carried off on a stretcher to an ambulance and taken to the hospital. The match was then abandoned.

The player was seemingly bending down to take off his boot when he suddenly collapsed, causing a stoppage in play. Bove’s teammates and opponents alike were seen crying with their hands on their heads as the horrific scenes played out at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence.

ACF Fiorentina has announced that Edoardo Bove, following an uneventful night, was awakened and extubated this morning. He is currently awake, alert and oriented. pic.twitter.com/plH78vHAxJ

— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) December 2, 2024

“Edoardo Bove, following an uneventful night, was awakened and extubated this morning. He is currently awake, alert and oriented,” Fiorentina said on X.

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A youth product of Roma, Bove represented the senior side in his professional career for three years since 2021 across 65 appearances before making a one-year loan move to Fiorentina this season. In December 2023, Bove had signed a five-year contract extension until 2028.

The incident drew a scary parallel to scenes when Denmark and Manchester United mid-fielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the ground during a Euro 2020 game against Finland, due to a cardiac arrest. The then-Inter star was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation before being fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

Eriksen made a return to football eight months later with a Premier League switch to Brentford and to United the following season.