Fiorentina confirmed that midfielder Edoardo Bove is steady within the hospital following his harrowing collapse, which precipitated the staff’s conflict with champions Inter Milan to be suspended on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Italian abruptly fell to the turf 16 minutes into the goalless sport and is at the moment below sedation within the intensive care unit at Florence’s Careggi Hospital, in keeping with the membership.

“Preliminary cardiological and neurological assessments have dominated out extreme injury to his central nervous system and cardio-respiratory features,” Fiorentina mentioned in a joint assertion with the hospital.

The membership added that Bove’s situation will probably be reassessed “within the subsequent 24 hours.” Members of the family and teammates, who rushed to his support and had been seen sobbing as he was stretchered off the sector on the Stadio Artemio Franchi, are actually by his aspect.

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Bove’s collapse reminded followers of Christian Eriksen’s fall throughout a 2020 European Championship match between Denmark and Finland, in addition to the tragic loss of life of former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, who handed away abruptly in his sleep on the age of 31 in March 2018, at a resort earlier than a league match in opposition to Udinese.

Goalkeeper David de Gea wrote “God please” on social media, the place quite a few golf equipment, together with Roma—Bove’s guardian membership, from which he was loaned to Fiorentina in August—expressed their help.

“One in all us, we’re all with you. Forza Edo!” Roma mentioned in a message of solidarity.

The match between Inter and Fiorentina will probably be rescheduled for “an as-yet undetermined date,” following a precedent set when Evan Ndicka collapsed in an identical incident throughout Roma’s match in opposition to Udinese in April.