18:33
We are awaiting updates from the hospital
There is no news, we are awaiting news from the hospital, where Bove was transported. The players have returned to the locker rooms, the public is still in the stands.
18:29
Mandragora furious, the ambulance did not enter the pitch
They were minutes of great fear and tension. As soon as Bove felt ill, the intervention of the rescuers was requested and, covered by the players huddled in a circle around the midfielder, they immediately provided assistance. However, the ambulance did not enter the pitch, causing nervousness among the Viola bench. Mandragora was the angriest.
18:22
FIORENTINA-INTER SUSPENDED
Bove was tying his shoe and then went down. Suddenly the players gathered around him calling for doctors to intervene. Bove was rescued and taken away on a stretcher, but his condition is unknown. Doveri suspended the match.
18:17
17' – FEAR ON THE FIELD, ILLNESS DUE TO BOOVE COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND
Bove suddenly collapses on the pitch and passes out: match suspended for the moment. The player is taken out on a stretcher.
18:15
15' – A goal for Lautaro is disallowed
Excellent control of the chest on a pass from Dumfries and a right-foot volley under the crossbar, Lautaro scores but everything is still: the ball went out on the sideline at the moment of Dumfries' pass.
18:09
9' – Dumfries-Bove contact in the area
Inter ask for a penalty on Dumfries, but for Doveri the foul is by the Dutch winger on Bove. Both hold back, but the referee's decision seems correct.
18:02
2' – Kean immediately dangerous!
Calhanoglu makes a mistake, verticalization for Kean who controls and kicks diagonally, Sommer blocks. But what an opportunity for Fiorentina.
18:00
1' – FIORENTINA-INTER BEGINS
Fiorentina with the classic purple shirt, Inter in white. Nice hug between Palladino and Inzaghi, who complimented his colleague. For Lautaro it is match number 299 for the Nerazzurri. We can start, first possession for the home team. FOLLOW LIVE
17:51
Thuram second only to Lewandowski
Marcus Thuram has scored 4 of his 9 career multiples in Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A this season; in particular, this season only Robert Lewandowski (5) has made more appearances with at least 2 goals scored than the French striker in the top five European leagues (Harry Kane also has 4)
17:43
Marotta on Donnarumma and Verratti and the fantasy market
Marotta also spoke about the transfer market in the pre-match of Fiorentina-Inter: “It's not a championship match, the importance of points is fundamental, it will be a test for us to understand where we can get to. Is Donnarumma and Verratti fantasy football? Players are now always approached if they are on release. Our squad is competitive without anxiety about filling gaps. We always probe the market, but from here to say that there is something, not for sure.”
17:22
Kean: “I knew I could do so well”
Kean a Sky: “Direct clash between greats? Yes, we are a good team and we must remain at the top. They are a great team, we hope to get a result. Yes I expected to do well, I worked a lot, I am always confident and I know that the work pays off. I hope to continue like this.”
17:13
Dumfries: “I'm at home at Inter”
Before the match he spoke to Sky Dumfries, fresh from renewing his contract with Inter until 2028: “We are a nice group, I feel at home here and I'm happy to have renewed”he declared.
17:02
Fiorentina, the official training
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dodò, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Adli, Cataldi; Colpani, Beltran, Bove; Kean. Trainer: Palladino.
16:59
Inter's official lineup
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro. Trainer: Inzaghi
16:48
Fiorentina-Inter, the data on Kean
With a goal, Moise Kean would reach double figures for the season for the second time in the top five European leagues (after 13 goals with PSG in 2020/21). The class of 2000 has attempted 7 shots following a dribble in this Serie A: among the players in the five major European tournaments underway, only Jamie Gittens and Kylian Mbappé (both eight) have more.
16:37
Inter and the possible record at Franchi
Inter have won their last four away games against Fiorentina in Serie A, with an aggregate score of 10-4: no team in the history of the competition has ever achieved five away wins in a row against Viola.
16:30
The numbers of Fiorentina-Inter
Starting from the 2017/18 season, Fiorentina have won only one of the 14 matches played against Inter in Serie A (5N, 8P); furthermore, Viola have not scored in two games in a row against the Nerazzurri in the league and have not recorded the longest streak of goalsless matches in the tournament against this opponent since the period between December 2007 and November 2009 (streak of five in that case ). Inter have won 6 of the last 8 matches against Fiorentina in Serie A (1N, 1L): since the start of the 2020/21 season no team has beaten the Viola more times in the top flight (also AC Milan 6).
