SERIE A MATCH HALTED AS PLAYER COLLAPSES ON THE PITCH

SERIE A MATCH HALTED AS PLAYER COLLAPSES ON THE PITCH

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove was taken off the pitch in an ambulance after collapsing shortly after the start of their Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday.

Play was halted at the Stadio Franchi to review a potential VAR check on a disallowed Lautaro Martínez goal when the 22-year-old, seemingly bending down to take off his boot, suddenly collapsed, causing a stoppage in play.

Medical personnel rushed onto the pitch, with the Fiorentina players forming a ring around Bove, who arrived at the club on loan from AS Roma in August.

Bove was taken away in an ambulance, after which the referee asked the players to leave the pitch and return to the dressing room with the match suspended tied at 0-0.

Sky Sport Italia reported that Bove was transported to the Careggi Hospital near the Stadio Franchi in Florence and that he was breathing on his own, though had not yet regained consciousness.

ESPN