Bove to be a guest of Sanremo fest's closing night - Conte

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 10 - Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove, who collapsed on the field due to a heart attack last December, will be a guest of the Sanremo music festival scheduled to open Tuesday through Saturday, artistic director and presenter Carlo Conti has confirmed to ANSA.
    "Edoardo Bove will be a guest of the Sanremo Festival's final night", Conti said of the 22-year-old player, who has not yet been given the all clear to return to action.
    The midfielder on December 1 had a heart attack at Florence's Franchi stadium during a match against Inter Milan which forced him to have emergency heart surgery.
    "I called him to ask whether he would have liked to visit us at the Festival and he immediately said yes", said Conte.
    The 75th edition of the Sanremo festival is scheduled to take place on February 11-15.
    Florence-born Conti, 63, takes over from Ravenna-born Amadeus, 61, who stepped down after five highly successful years following the 2024 edition of the much-loved TV jamboree and song contest.
    Sanremo is a national institution that inspired Eurovision and helped launch the careers of many of Italy's top music stars including Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini and Maneskin. (ANSA).