A Fiorentina player who collapsed on the pitch Sunday during a Serie A match was said by his club to be under medical sedation in a hospital’s intensive care unit. Initial tests on 22-year-old midfielder Edoardo Bove indicated he avoided “acute damage” to his heart,

"The match will not resume and is postponed to a date to be determined. When the game was interrupted, Bove collapsed to the ground and the situation immediately appeared very serious. An ambulance took the player away, news is awaited," Serie A's official website posted .

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove was taken off the pitch in an ambulance after collapsing shortly after the start of their Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday.