The world of football experienced moments of tension and with bated breath due to what happened in the 17th minute of Fiorentina-Inter, when the home player Edoardo Bove lost consciousness and made many fear for the worst by being carried out in an ambulance. The match was first suspended and then postponed.
His teammate Danilo Cataldi also played the role of hero of the day. The former Lazio midfielder was the first to help his teammate, performing the classic tongue maneuver to prevent it from going backwards and causing suffocation. A decisive alertness of nerves on Cataldi’s part, which avoided much more serious consequences.
This can be read in the official note released by Fiorentina via its communication channels: “ACF Fiorentina and the Careggi University Hospital communicate that the footballer Edoardo Bove, who was rescued on the pitch following the loss of consciousness during the Fiorentina – Inter match, is currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalized in intensive care. The Viola player is arrived stable from a hemodynamic point of view at the emergency room and the first cardiological and neurological tests carried out excluded acute damage to the central nervous system and the cardio respiratory. Edoardo Bove will be re-evaluated in the next 24 hours.”