The Italian midfielder was taken to hospital after falling to the ground during their league game against Inter Milan at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence on Sunday.

Italian soccer club Fiorentina says midfielder Edoardo Bove is awake and “alert” after being placed in a medically induced coma following his collapse during a game on Sunday.

Fiorentina's Edoardo Bove, who collapsed during a soccer match against Inter Milan and was placed in an induced coma, was awakened and is alert at a Florence hospital, the Italian Serie A franchise announced Monday.