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.

"The match will not resume and is postponed to a date to be determined. When the game was interrupted, Bove collapsed to the ground and the situation immediately appeared very serious. An ambulance took the player away, news is awaited," Serie A's official website posted .

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in a medically induced coma after collapsing on the field during his team’s Serie A match at home to Inter Milan with the game abandoned shortly afterward.