Fiorentina star Edoardo Bove breaks social media silence with emotional post after collapsing on pitch
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EDOARDO BOVE has broken his silence in an emotional post after collapsing on the pitch earlier this month. The 22-year-old Fiorentina star collapsed during a Serie A game with Inter Milan on December 1. The star had suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital.
![[Edoardo Bove has released an emotional statement after being released from hospital on Friday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/edoardo-bove-acf-fiorentina-looks-953905469_85c053.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Fortunately, Bove has been nursed back to health by doctors and nurses before being released from hospital last Friday. And taking to social media on Monday morning, the on-loan Roma star penned a lengthy statement updating fans of his condition. In the post, which are his first public comments since the collapse, he said: "It's in moments like these that I understand how genuine this sport truly is and how, beyond the results, competition and rivalries, we are all connected.
![[The Fiorentina star suffered a cardiac arrest during a Serie A game against Napoli on December 1]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-fiorentinas-edoardo-bove-receives-953679361_1078d9.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"Connected by a bond that, once created, grows stronger during challenging times becoming almost unbreakable. "I have experienced it firsthand in these last few days: the affection I've received, the warmth of the fans, the support from team-mates and opponents and the closeness of the ENTIRE football world gave me incredible strength and courage.
![[Fans honoured him with a stunning tifo in the days following his collapse]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/fans-acf-fiorentina-edoardo-bove-954540090.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I felt surrounded by positive energy, which helped me stay calm and not feel the loneliness that often comes with situations like this.". However, like then-Inter Milan star Christian Eriksen was not allowed to following his collapse during Euro 2020, Bove will not be allowed to continue playing in Italy if he needs a defibrillator for his heart.
