Edoardo Bove is set to make emotional return to Fiorentina for first time since his cardiac arrest on the pitch during Inter Milan clash
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Edoardo Bove is set to make an emotional return to Fiorentina's Artemio Franchi Stadium for the first time since his cardiac arrest. The 22-year-old was rushed to hospital after falling to the floor untouched in the 16th minute during a Serie A match, which was subsequently abandoned.
![[Bove has not been seen at Artemio Franchi Stadium since he was taken away from it in an ambulance following a cardiac arrest in a Serie A match against Inter Milan]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/12/93424393-0-image-a-25_1734957227102.jpg)
Players and staff had formed a wall around Bove while medical staff tended to him. Several players from both sides were seen crying in harrowing scenes. Reports in Italy claim that a defibrillator was used to restart Bove's heart before the footballer was taken to the intensive care unit of the Careggi hospital in Florence.
![[Players and staff had formed a wall around Bove while medical staff tended to him on the day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/12/93424391-0-image-a-26_1734957231509.jpg)
The Italian midfielder, who is on loan from Roma, has reportedly been recovering well after leaving intensive care and was seen visiting his team-mates at the training ground on December 14. And now he will take the next step in his recovery by attending La Viola's match with Udinese on Monday night.
![[Christian Erksen was forced to leave Inter after having a defibrillator implanted following his collapse in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/12/93424525-0-image-a-34_1734957458289.jpg)
Edoardo Bove is set to attend Fiorentina's Serie A match with Udinese on Monday night. Bove has not been seen at Artemio Franchi Stadium since he was taken away from it in an ambulance following a cardiac arrest in a Serie A match against Inter Milan.
![[Edoardo Bove met his Fiorentina team-mates last week for the first time since his collapse]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/12/93424395-0-image-a-27_1734957252648.jpg)
Players and staff had formed a wall around Bove while medical staff tended to him on the day. It will be the first time he has been present at the stadium since he collapsed there in early December. He is sure to get a rapturous reception from the home crowd.
![[The Italian was greeted with applause at the training ground just over a week after the incident]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/12/93424397-0-image-a-31_1734957280277.jpg)
