Bove Getting Better but Serie A Career Is in Jeopardy

Edoardo Bove is steadily improving and has left the intense care unit, where had been since he was rushed to the hospital on Sunday. Fiorentina CEO Alessandro Ferrari provided an update to SportMediaset (via OneFootball).

“He’s in good shape. He’s recovering, and we’re happy with that. We need to be patient and respectful while he gets past this moment. He’s fine and already changed the area at the hospital. It means that things are going better. He’s in the hands of capable professionals that will figure out what happened. He moved from the ICU to a department called UTIC, which is a step below.”

Fiorentina elected not to postpone the Coppa Italia tilt versus Empoli. They lost on PKs. Coach Raffaele Palladino dished on the team’s psyche afterward (via Ansa).

“It’s inevitable to be affected after going through a situation like the Bove one. I can’t reprimand the lads. Something affected us today, especially in the first half, when we erred in things we usually do correctly.”

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Bove collapsed due to severe arrhythmia, but the reason is proving to be hard to find. The MRIs found a little scar on his heart. The doctors are investigating his past. He suffered from myocarditis due to a COVID-19 infection in 2020, but he overcame it easily. The tests in the following years didn’t find anything unusual. The cause could be genetic.

Per La Repubblica, the player no longer requires treatment but just to be monitored. He has signed off on inserting an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. It wouldn’t allow him to play in Italy, but he’d be able to continue his career abroad.

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