Fiorentina’s Serie A clash against Inter Milan was abandoned after Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch.
The terrible scenes took place in the 15th minute of the match.
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Fiorentina and Inter players formed a wall around Edoardo Bove as medical staff attended to himCredit: Reuters
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Stars from both sides were visibly upset by the incidentCredit: Reuters
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He was carried into an ambulance before being taken to hospitalCredit: Getty
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Bove, 22, is on loan at Fiorentina from RomaCredit: Getty
Players and staff formed a wall around the midfielder as medical staff attended to the 22-year-old.
Teammates and rivals were seen crying and holding their heads as the terrifying ordeal unfolded.
Bove was then taken off on a stretcher before being put into an ambulance and taken to Careggi Hospital.
Referee Daniele Doveri later told the players to leave the field and the match was stopped for a medical emergency.
Fiorentina’s statement read: “ACF Fiorentina and Careggi University Hospital have announced that footballer Edoardo Bove, who was treated on the pitch after losing consciousness during the Fiorentina-Inter match, is currently sedated and hospitalized in intensive care.
“The Viola player arrived at the emergency room in a stable hemodynamic state, and the initial cardiological and neurological tests ruled out acute damage to the central nervous system and cardio-respiratory system.
“Bove will be reassessed in the next 24 hours.”
Bove is seen bending down and tying his shoelaces before standing up.
After taking a few steps forward, he suddenly collapsed.
Bove is on loan at Fiorentina from Roma, where he came through the academy.
A Serie A statement on the schedule read: “The match will not resume and has been postponed to a date to be determined.
“When the game was stopped, Bove collapsed to the ground and the situation immediately looked very serious.
– The ambulance took the player away.
He was joined in hospital shortly afterwards by Fiorentina manager Raffaele Palladino, before his father and the mayor of Florence, Sara Funaro, also arrived at the hospital to show their support.
Former Manchester United star David de Gea, who joined Fiorentina earlier this season, released a statement on social media praying for Bove’s health.
He said, “God, please,” followed by a praying hands emoji.
Italian tennis player Flavio Cobolli, who is said to be good friends with Bove since his time at Roma, posted an Instagram story that read: “Come on my friend,” followed by a heart emoji.
TNT sports commentator Adam Summerton said: “Thoughts with Edoardo Bove and everyone at Fiorentina.”
Former Roma team-mate Tammy Abraham said: “I’m praying for you brother.”
AS Roma said: “One of us, we are all with you.”
In the statement of the president of Milan, Beppe Marotta, it is said: “The focus is on the health of the 22-year-old young man, we have absolutely not addressed the question of when the match will be played.
“We’ll think about it later, now the focus is just on Bove’s health.”
Italian newspaper Repubblica reports that Bove’s illness was caused by an epileptic seizure that led to cardiac arrest on the pitch.
He will now undergo a CT scan.
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