Three weeks after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest while playing a Serie A match with Fiorentina, Edoardo Bove He received the love of the fans today on the occasion of his return to the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence. The 22-year-old Italian midfielder followed the Viola team’s match against Udinese from the bench, next to the coach. Raffaele Palladinoalthough he was obviously in no position to play again.
Bove received a steady stream of love from the moment he arrived at the stadium, as he followed his teammates’ warm-up from the sideline and was moved to applause when he reappeared on the grass to go to the bench. Applause that he returned with a greeting to the ‘tifosi’. ‘Forza Edo’, read a banner in the stands.
Although ‘calcio’ regulations prevent a player implanted with a defibrillator from competing, as in his case, Bove wants to be with his teammates as a sign of closeness to the team.
An extra motivation
Seeing him again in a match at the Franchi stadium had a motivating effect for the Fiorentina players. “Having him with us is an additional push and we will give everything for us and for him,” Robin Gosens said before the game.
Bove sat on the bench to follow the match thanks to Fiorentina’s request granted by the Italian Football Federation.
bove He fell on December 1 in the 17th minute of Fiorentina-Inter from Serie A after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest. He spent twelve days in the Careggi hospital in Florence and before being discharged, a defibrillator was implanted.
Today, being present at a match on his return to Franchi, is a special day for Bove, who fully participates every day in the team’s activity in the sports center, including technical meetings, even though he is not can practice
Source: La Verdad
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