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 on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly afterward.

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.

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in intensive care after collapsing during their Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday. Fiorentina said in a statement that Bove was under sedation at the Careggi University Hospital in Florence having lost consciousness during the match.

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed in the 17th minute of the match against Inter on Sunday and the player is in intensive care. Bove, the Viola's young talent, was quickly tended to by medical staff and was surrounded by players from both teams as medical professionals tended to him.

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -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. 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 and had regained consciousness.