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.

The Fiorentina midfielder is awake, conscious, and responding well after his on-field collapse. He remains hospitalized but is showing excellent progress.