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Edoardo Bove latest: Fiorentina star's Serie A career under threat after terrifying collapse against Inter as player faces similar dilemma to Man Utd's Christian Eriksen

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<p>Some players were left in tears when Bove went down untouched in the 16th minute of the Serie A clash. The Fiorentina midfielder was rushed to Careggi Hospital, with encouraging news on Monday confirming he was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/edoardo-bove-fiorentina-star-conscious-responsive-hospital-positive-update-on-field-collapse-serie-a-inter/bltf5e5cfb78158ec70" target="_blank">conscious and responsive</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Bove will undergo tests to determine whether he suffers from an underlying cardiac issue, according to <a href="https://www.lanazione.it/firenze/cronaca/bove-cosa-e-accaduto-fk9n8mb1" target="_blank"><em>La Nazione</em></a>. Should the examinations determine that he needs to be fitted with a defribillator, the midfielder's career in Serie A would be over due to top-flight rules in Italy preventing players from competing with implanted heart-starting devices. Furthermore, players are banned at both amateur and professional level if they have any significant heart abnormalities. These are the same rules that forced Inter to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/inter-release-eriksen-serious-health-scare-danish-playmaker-euro-2020/blte8f1b78f22771c5d" target="_blank">terminate Christian Eriksen's contract</a> after he <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/denmark-eriksen-collapse-euro-2020-finland/qmznjvvc99z11ihvi8lxue28l" target="_blank">suffered a cardiac arrest</a> while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>While Bove, 22, was able to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/edoardo-bove-fiorentina-team-mates-italian-cup-collapse/blt412b5fb41e7b0d0c" target="_blank">"laugh and joke"</a> with team-mates when he spoke to them from hospital, <a href="https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Fiorentina/04-12-2024/bove-le-condizioni-dopo-il-malore-gli-aggiornamenti-in-diretta.shtml" target="_blank"><em>Gazzetta</em></a> report that he remains in the intensive care unit of the cardiology department. He will watch Wednesday's Coppa Italia tie against Empoli from his hospital bed with his family.</p>

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<p>Medical staff acted very quickly to get Bove to hospital after he collapsed on Sunday. He was in the ambulance four minutes after going down and at Careggi Hospital nine minutes later.</p><p>"Everyone was shaken and nervous around us, but we worked calmly; we knew what to do," Giovanni Ghini, president of the team that treated Bove on the pitch, told <a href="https://firenze.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/03/news/edoardo_bove_salvataggio_ambulanza_rianimazione-423806189/" target="_blank"><em>Repubblica</em></a>.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Doctors will continue to assess Bove, who is on loan at Fiorentina from Roma. He'll be hoping to see them beat Empoli on Wednesday evening as Raffaele Palladino's side try to reach the quarter-finals of the cup.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR BOVE AND FIORENTINA?

Edoardo Bove latest: Fiorentina star's Serie A career under threat after terrifying collapse against Inter as player faces similar dilemma to Man Utd's Christian Eriksen | Goal.com

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove may not be able to play in Italy again after his sudden collapse during Sunday&apos;s game against Inter.

Edoardo Bove latest: Fiorentina star&apos;s Serie A career under threat after terrifying collapse against Inter as player faces similar dilemma to Man Utd&apos;s Christian Eriksen

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