Fiorentina players were distraught on the field and were comforted by staff members as well as Inter players. Several were openly sobbing before the teams left the field.

Edoardo Bove is “awake, alert and oriented” in hospital after collapsing on the pitch on Sunday, Fiorentina have said. The 22-year-old midfielder went to ground with a little over 15 minutes gone of Fiorentina’s Serie A match against Inter Milan and quickly received medical assistance,