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Edoardo Bove joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan from Roma in the summer Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is out of intensive care and is progressing in his recovery, the club's general manager has said. Bove was taken to hospital after he collapsed on the pitch during Fiorentina's Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday. The 22-year-old has moved to a coronary care unit, Fiorentina general manager Alessandro Ferrari told Italian broadcaster Mediaset before the club hosted Empoli in the Coppa Italia. "Edoardo is doing well, he is recovering and we are happy. We have to be patient and have respect for him. He changed [hospital] wards so things are better, " Ferrari said. Fiorentina's players, staff and fans produced a show of support for Bove at Stadio Artemio Franchi before the cup match on Wednesday. The supporters showed a colourful tifo displaying Bove's number four, while on the pitch the players and staff held banners with messages of support for their team-mate. Empoli goalscorer Emmanuel Ekong also paid tribute to Bove, holding up four fingers to the crowd after putting the away side in front - as did Fiorentina's Moise Kean after levelling. After the match finished 2-2, Empoli prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals. Fiorentina fans produced a tifo tribute for Edoardo Bove during the Coppa Italia match against Empoli Fiorentina players and staff held banners with messages of support for Edoardo Bove before the Coppa Italia match against Empoli Moise Kean paid tribute to his team-mate after scoring for Fiorentina Emmanuel Ekong of Empoli celebrated his goal by holding up four fingers - representing Edoardo Bove's shirt number Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast 'Best game of season' - Newcastle give Liverpool rivals hope 'So happy he is back' - 'integral' De Bruyne 'one of best we've seen' Arsenal inflict Amorim's first Man Utd defeat Dissecting funny and fascinating medicine Comedian Kiri Pritchard-Mc Lean and guests celebrate medicine’s past, present and future An obscure death cult that shocked the world The almost unbelievable story of the Order of the Solar Temple How did Peter Thiel become a billionaire? He made his fortune from huge tech companies, but he’s since rejected Silicon Valley for being too "woke" Panorama investigates the dark side of the tomato trade Tomatoes are a store cupboard staple for many of us, but can we trust what we are eating? 'Best game of season' - Newcastle give Liverpool rivals hope 'Nobody is catching domestic machine Celtic now' 'A bittersweet ending but the achievements remain indelible' Shaw's 1, 675 days lost to injury in three charts 'Test bowling is different to county cricket - here's why' Are there 'different approaches' to tennis doping cases? Football's lack of unity for rainbow gesture - what does it mean? Scotland's golden generation miss their golden hour Vote for BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week Van Dijk 'the best ever'? Rank great Premier League centre-backs Seven months to go - Farrell's Lions to-do list 'Liverpool are the real deal' - why it will be hard to stop them now 'Extraordinary' - the case for Aspinall to fight Jones in numbers 'In 10 years you'll see a woman starting an F1 race' From postman to world champion - the life of snooker great Griffiths Guardiola jokingly responds to Anfield chants. Video Guardiola jokingly responds to Anfield chants Verstappen has 'lost all respect' for Russell 'People want nothing to do with him': How Ireland turned away from Conor Mc Gregor What being coached by Murray could do for Djokovic © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.