Head injury in duel
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The all -clear after the shock moment: Italy’s international Moise Kean did not seriously injure the head in a collision in Serie A. The 24-year-old from AC Florence was hit by the knee of a opponent on the face on Sunday evening in the game at Hellas Verona (0-1). He continued after a short treatment time, but then broke together minutes later away from the game and was taken to a hospital. In the tests carried out there, no injury was found, the Fiorentina said the day after.
Kean and the bad memory of Bove’s emergency
The incident aroused bad memories at the club from the Tuscany: On December 1, Keans teammate Edoardo Bove (22) collapsed against Inter Milan during the home game. Later it turned out: he suffered a cardiac arrest. In the meantime, the midfielder has received a defibrillator implanted and is no longer allowed to play in Italy as long as this is the case. In Verona, Bove sat on the Florence Bank and buried his face in a training jacket when he noticed the emergency at Kean.
Kean continues after a collision – and then breaks down
In the 57th minute, the striker had been unhappily rammed into the face in a duel by Hellas defender Paweł Dawidowicz (29). With a bleeding wound on the left eye, he initially remained. After a treatment break, the team-mate of DFB professional Robin Gosens (30)-which was missing yellow-locked-continued, but was stunned.
A few minutes later the international stuck and fell on the lawn, where he stayed motionless. Doctors and paramedics quickly hurried to him. “I was very concerned about the sidelines and hope that it is nothing serious. Health is the most important thing, ”said coach Raffaele Palladino after the end of the game.
At night, the striker was released from the clinic in Verona and returned to Florence, around 250 kilometers away. The Italian media reported more serious complications. It was initially unclear whether he can reappear against Lecce on Friday at the next game of the troubled Fiorentina.
