Fiorentina's Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday witnessed distressing scenes when their player Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field and was rushed to a hospital where he was examined and found to have no "severe damage".
The 22-year-old player remains in stable condition, while the match has been suspended and will be played at a later date that will be decided soon. The incident happened 16 minutes into the match, with no goal scored yet by either team.
"Initial cardiological and neurological tests have ruled out severe damage to his central nervous and the cardio-respiratory systems," said Fiorentina in a joint statement with Florence's Careggi Hospital.
He is currently in the intensive care unit of the hospital and under sedation. The club said that a re-assessment of his condition will be done "in the next 24 hours".
The collapse of Bove brought back painful memories for supporters of the late skipper Davide Astori, who passed away unexpectedly whilst sleeping at age 31 in March 2018, prior to an away fixture at Udinese.
On social platforms, goalkeeper David de Gea wrote "God please", whilst several clubs, including his parent club Roma who had loaned him to Fiorentina in August, expressed their solidarity.
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