Italian soccer club Fiorentina says midfielder Edoardo Bove is awake and "alert" after being placed in a medically induced coma following his collapse during a game on Sunday.

Edoardo Bove is “awake, alert and oriented” in hospital after collapsing on the pitch on Sunday, Fiorentina have said. The 22-year-old midfielder went to ground with a little over 15 minutes gone of Fiorentina’s Serie A match against Inter Milan and quickly received medical assistance,

Players from both Fiorentina and Inter Milan reacted quickly after midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed during yesterday’s Serie A match.This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based