Fiorentina’s Bove in coma after collapsing mid-game

Fiorentina and Inter Milan players call for medics after Italian midfielder Edoardo Bove (C) suddenly collapsed to the ground during the Serie A football match between Fiorentina and Inter Milan at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence. Pic/AFP

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 after.

Bove's teammates immediately called for medical help and both sets of players surrounded the 22-year-old while he was being treated, before he was stretchered off to an ambulance near the pitch and taken to Careggi Hospital in Florence on Sunday.

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