Edoardo Bove Avoids Central Nervous Damage, Fiorentina: Still Intensive Care

JAKARTA - Fiorentina player, Edoardo Bove, collapsed in the match week 14 of Serie A 2024/2025 against Inter Milan at Artemio Franchi, Monday, December 2, 2024, early morning WIB.

Bove suddenly collapsed without contact with other players when the game had only been running for about 17 minutes.

The 22-year-old midfielder was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital after receiving treatment from a medical team in the field.

Fiorentina has released a statement confirming that Edoardo Bove is in intensive care.

The player was already breathing on his own when he was taken in an ambulance and consciously when he arrived at the hospital.

Recent tests show that Bove is protected from serious cardiological or neurological damage.

"ACF Fiorentina and Careggi University Hospital have announced that footballer Edoardo Bove, who was being treated in the field after losing consciousness during the Fiorentina vs Inter match, is currently in intensive care at the hospital."

"The La Viola player arrived at the emergency unit in a stable hemodynamic condition. Initial cardiological and neurological tests have removed possible acute damage to the central nervous system and cardio-respiratory system."

"Bove will be re-evaluated in the next 24 hours," Fiorentina said in an official statement.

The match was finally canceled at 0-0. The match will be rescheduled for a later date.

Bove is a young Roma academy product and he joined Fiorentina this summer on a loan of 1.5 million euros.

He has an option to make La Viola permanent for an additional fee of 10.5 million euros.