Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove successfully underwent surgery to have a removable pacemaker implanted after recently collapsing during a Serie A match, the Italian club announced on Tuesday.
Bove collapsed on the pitch during Fiorentina’s home match against Inter Milan on December 1, leading to the match being abandoned. Tuesday’s surgery was part of the medical protocol before his discharge from the hospital.
“Edoardo contacted the club a few minutes ago and in his own words informed us that he is fine and that he will need to continue his post-operative process in the next few days before being discharged from hospital,” Fiorentina said in a statement. statement.
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The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a type of pacemaker that can prevent fatal cardiac arrest by delivering a shock to restore a normal heart rhythm, is not allowed in Serie A.
Once all the results of the medical tests carried out on the 22-year-old over the past few days are received, Bove will be able to decide whether to have the device removed, which would allow him to return to Italy’s top flight.
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen was unable to continue playing for Inter Milan after having an ICD implanted following a cardiac arrest during the 2021 European Championship match, and later joined Brentford after the Serie A club terminated his contract.
