Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on the pitch and the Serie A game against Inter is abandoned

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch during his team’s Serie A home game against Inter Milan on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly after.

Bove’s teammates immediately called for medical help and surrounded the 22-year-old as he received treatment before he was quickly taken on a stretcher to an ambulance near the pitch.

Fiorentina players were distraught on the pitch and were comforted by both staff and Inter players. Several openly sobbed before both groups of players left the field.

Things went downhill at the other end when Bove fell to the ground in the 16th minute and the Italian league game was immediately suspended and then abandoned. At the time of Bove’s collapse it was 0-0.

Many at Fiorentina – and fans too – remember former captain Davide Astori, who was found dead in his hotel room before a game in Udine in March 2018.

It is the second incident this year in which a player collapses during a Serie A match. This happened to Roma defender Evan Ndicka during his team’s game at Udinese in April.

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