Bove reveals what Mourinho did immediately after cardiac arrest
Bove reveals what Mourinho did immediately after cardiac arrest Edoardo Bove has revealed that Jose Mourinho went out of his way to get in contact with his parents following his scary cardiac arrest back in 2024, and has again spoken of the reality of going from ‘feeling like a superhero’ to being told he wouldn’t play football again. Bove has made a miraculous return to full health after suffering a scary cardiac arrest on the pitch during the first half of a Serie A match between Inter and Fiorentina on December 1, 2024. The former Roma youngster, who was on loan with Fiorentina at the time, collapsed on the pitch, was rushed to hospital, admitted to intensive care and later had a removable internal defibrillator device fitted.
epa11752149 Players and staff block sight onto Fiorentina’s Edoardo Bove getting medical attention during the Italian Serie A soccer match between ACF Fiorentina and Inter Milan, in Florence, Italy, 01 December 2024. The match was abandoned after Fiorentina’s Edoardo Bove suffered a serious injury 16 minutes into the game. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI The defibrillator prevents Bove from playing professionally in Italy, but it has not stopped him from returning to professional action in the UK, where the rules surrounding heart conditions and defibrillator devices are more loose.
For similar reasons, Christian Eriksen was forced to leave Inter after suffering a cardiac arrest at EURO 2020, but was allowed to sign for Brentford and later Manchester United in the Premier League. Bove’s journey has taken him to Watford, where he has since gone on to make eight league appearances. Bove on cardiac arrest, Watford return and special Mourinho relationship Bove has spoken about his turbulent last 18 months in an interview with MailOnline .
“The last thing I remember is when I went down. I woke up in hospital without knowing what happened. I thought I’d been in a car accident,” Bove recalled.
“Before it happened, I felt like a superhero. They told me I wouldn’t play football again. Sometimes I was thinking, ‘what am I going to do?