Football Italia·Italy·Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 03:14 PM

Bove announces new documentary on cardiac arrest and rebirth at Watford

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Susy Campanale

WATFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Edoardo Bove of Watford in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Watford and Sheffield United at Vicarage Road on April 18, 2026 in Watford, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Italian midfielder Edoardo Bove is releasing a documentary on his collapse playing for Fiorentina and return to football at Watford following heart surgery.

It is called ‘In Un Battito’ (In A Heartbeat) and will be released in Italian cinemas soon, directed by Giovanni Troilo.

Bove collapsed in December 2024

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 — 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 terrifying incident occurred when he was on loan at Fiorentina from Roma, early into the Serie A match against Inter at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 1, 2024.

His heart stopped and he was revived on the pitch before being rushed to hospital, where doctors gave him an implanted cardiac defibrillator.

FLORENCE, ITALY - DECEMBER 1: Edoardo Bove of ACF Fiorentina is taken by ambulance during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 1, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) — FLORENCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 1: Edoardo Bove of ACF Fiorentina is taken by ambulance during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 1, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Similar to the one that Christian Eriksen received, Italian law does not allow athletes with these implants to participate in professional sport, so both players had to leave Serie A.

“Who am I without football?” is the question at the heart of the documentary, as the 22-year-old had to face up to potentially losing his career, after so nearly losing his life.

Now 24, Bove is playing in England for Watford, making seven appearances already so far this season.

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