Italian footballer Edoardo Bove collapses during Serie A game; in medically induced coma

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove in coma after collapsing on field, receiving support from teammates, fans, and clubs.

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in a medically induced coma after collapsing on the field during his team's Serie A match at home to Inter Milan, with the game abandoned shortly afterward.

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 on Sunday (December 1, 2024).

“Fiorentina and the Careggi University Hospital announce that the footballer Edoardo Bove... is currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalised 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 have also gathered outside the hospital and displayed a banner with the words: “Forza Edoardo, Florence is with you.”