Kolkata: Like with Edoardo Bove, the Fiorentina footballer who collapsed on the pitch on Sunday, it took a moment for Mohun Bagan and Dempo Sports Club players to realise that something was very amiss with Cristiano Junior. Having forged a reputation by helping East Bengal retain the National Football League, India’s top competition from 1996 to 2007, Junior had starred …
The Serie A Fiorentina vs Inter Milan game at the Franchi stadium in Florence on Sunday was suspended after the home side’s Edoardo Bove collapsed on the ground. In April Roma’s match at Udinese was stopped and then suspended when defender Evan Ndicka collapsed with what was initially feared to be a heart attack. Roma, which eventually won that match …
FLORENCE, Italy — Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone has died following a cardiac arrest, the club said Tuesday. Barone fell ill on Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan. The entire Viola world sends its heartfelt condolences to Giuseppe’s wife Camilla, his children and the entire Barone family …
Fiorentina stay 12th, level on 31 points with Torino, after a win which came on the fifth anniversary of former captain Davide Astori’s death. Nicolas Gonzalez’s penalty three minutes after the break and a late Luka Jovic header earned Fiorentina the three points and ended Milan’s four-match winning streak ahead of their Champions League showdown at Tottenham on Wednesday. Stefano …
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