Sunday, December 1, 2024, 9:12 p.m.
Tremendous scare in Italy after Fiorentina player Edoardo Bove collapsed in the middle of the game. His team faced Inter Milan this Sunday and the referee had to suspend the match after the 22-year-old midfielder suddenly fainted and began to convulse on the pitch. He was urgently evacuated to a hospital because, according to the first medical report, the young man suffered cardiac arrest resulting from an epileptic seizure. He is conscious and breathing on his own, according to the same sources.
As soon as he fainted, the players from both teams notified the medical services to enter the field of play. In the images of the match you can see the tension of the moment and the worried faces. Some footballers could not hold back their tears. The stands also witnessed what was happening on the field in dismay.
Play was stopped at the stadium for a possible VAR review of a goal disallowed by Lautaro Martínez when the player, apparently bending down to remove his boot, collapsed unexpectedly.
The players from both teams formed a circle around Bove with the aim of protecting the footballer’s privacy and preventing the cameras from capturing the drama that was being experienced on the ‘green’. The player was rushed to a hospital. An ambulance entered the field to evacuate him.
Fiorentina, one of the classic teams in Serie A, had to recover from a hard blow in 2018 when its captain Davide Astori died in a concentration hotel hours before a match. He was 31 years old and suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. The unexpected loss of the footballer caused a huge shock in Italian football.
