Many wondered why the ambulance didn’t enter the pitch for first aid on Edoardo Bove after the Fiorentina midfielder collapsed on Sunday, but it’s a measure under Italian law to avoid the vehicle

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.

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed in the 17th minute of the match against Inter on Sunday and the player is in intensive care. Bove, the Viola's young talent, was quickly tended to by medical staff and was surrounded by players from both teams as medical professionals tended to him.