Edoardo Bove: Serie A match abandoned after Fiorentina player collapses on field

CNN — A Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Inter Milan was abandoned after a player collapsed on the field on Sunday at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy. The club added, Bove “arrived at the emergency department in stable haemodynamic conditions and initial cardiological and neurological tests have ruled out acute damage to the central nervous system and the cardio-respiratory system.” On Monday, as he left the hospital, Fiorentina head coach Raffaele Palladino told reporters that Bove was “lucid and answered questions” but that tests were still ongoing. We're all with you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VbaYLhhTzo — Lega Serie A December 1, 2024 Outpouring of reaction “Forza Edoardo, we’re with you,’ Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso said in a statement on Sunday. On Monday, Fiorentina said on social media that the team would return to training ahead of Wednesday’s Coppa Italia match against Empoli, following “the reassuring news that arrived today.” Speaking about the incident, Italy’s Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi also said Monday: “The supreme value is life. We must be ready, just as his colleagues on the field were good and ready, as were the medical staff of the two clubs and also the Red Cross workers.” It is the second Serie A match to be abandoned this year after AS Roma’s Evan Ndicka experienced a “medical emergency” in April.